Correcting A Low Poll - March 2013
A Yummy Connection With Reins
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18m
In this video I teach Ewa in Sweden on her lovely Lipizzan. He has a habit of curling his head behind the vertical, and becoming too low in the poll. This can be much more challenging to correct than a horse who is too high! I will explain my thought pattern for this issue and you can watch as I give Ewa some exercises to do!
This video is excellent for anyone who has a horse who tends to become low and behind the vertical.
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