Preliminary Level Trotting Fences Warm-up | William Fox-Pitt
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Even with advanced horses, William finds trotting a crossrail beneficial for the horse’s footwork to be jumping from a short distance with no speed. By approaching it in walk and then trotting just a few strides before the jump, the horse is forced to actually look at the jump and think about it.
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