Working Gaits - Work Less, Get More - Apr 2016
A Yummy Connection With Reins
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21m
Watch as Karen coaches two students to find a better connection and throughness in their working gaits. Both students were working much harder than they needed to. When Karen reminds them to focus on finding the sweet spot of the horse's balance, and in being more neutral they find and can maintain the qualities of poll high, self carriage, and stretchable in their working gaits with greater ease. This video will remind you that just because they are called working gaits, it doesn’t mean that you or your horse is supposed to work hard
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