Quora Accepting Aids - June 2025
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In this video Karen rides Quora (age 5). The main focus at this moment in her training is that she softly accepts and feels positive about the aids. She is highly sensitive, self confident, and not shy about letting me know when she doesn’t prefer the aids being put on. You’ll see Karen ride her through basic walk trot and canter and how she handles it when Quora gets tight
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