Using What You Have at Home for Training Exercises
Western Dressage
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3m 56s
In this video, Tim Christensen shows us how we can use what we have at home for training exercises. He talks about and demonstrates using trees to practice circles and other things you can use that you probably have at the barn. It's a way to get your horse outside of the arena, expose him to different items and environments and still practice your dressage.
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