Maintaining Canter - June 2017
Gymnastic Patterns & Exercises - Riding
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10m
Karen coaches a student to help her maintain the canter. This can be challenging for many riders because you want to suggest they keep going, but you don’t want to chase them or push them and ruin the quality of the canter. This video will give some tips for things to do to help you have more success with this. (Riding 10 min)
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