Have A Plan For Warm Up, Two Stars Horses & Riders | William Fox-Pitt | PART 01
William Fox Pitt
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Part 1: William shares his philosophy on eventing horses on how he starts his young horses. He emphasizes the importance of thorough warm up and introduces viewers to the clinic horses and riders. While the riders work through their warm up, William shares invaluable insights and takes viewers through the real goals of a warm up and how it can effect performance in both the short, and long term.
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