Developing Medium Canter - June 2024
Gymnastic Patterns & Exercises - Riding
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In this video, Karen coaches a student through exercises to improve her medium canter. This horse needs more power and scope in the medium, yet at the same time, he can overreact to the aids. Karen shows them a way to develop the medium canter so he becomes both more bold and smoother.
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