Help With Flying Changes - May 2024
Gymnastic Exercises
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11m
In this video Karen coaches a student and her horse to improve their flying changes. In one direction, he tends to ‘pop up’ and over-react to the aids to the change, and he sometimes anticipates and changes his lead without asking. You will see how Karen prepares them to be more successful, then makes one small revision to create cleaner, smoother changes.
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Transitions At Markers For Collectibi...
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