Jumping & Partnership Transformation - July 2017
Relaxation
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25m
You will meet Grand Prix jumper Abbey Slaven and her horse, Vougeot. Behavioral issues cause Abbey to start playing with Dressage Naturally Horsemanship techniques, studying with Virtual Arena coach Shawna Lewis, and doing the Habits For Excellent Horsemanship course. They made amazing progress! This video is of a lesson I gave them to try to find more relaxation around jumping.
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