Collectibility Box Developing Pirouettes - March 2019
The Sweet Spot of Biomechanics
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23m
This video builds upon The Collectibility Box: Building Energy, and The Collectibility Box: Square Turns and Transitions. This video is more advanced and should be done only if you and your horse are confident in the previous video, The Collectibility Box: Square Turns and Transitions. Even if you aren’t ready to do it, it is a good video to see the difference between different degrees of collectibility at the canter.
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