Creating Relaxed Canter Departs - June 2011
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Karen plays on line with a horse who has had difficulty getting relaxed canter departs especially from the walk. In this video Karen shows one complete session, narrating what she is doing to achieve one-session's worth of progress. As always it is about conversations of relaxation, energy and balance
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