Welcome to the PHOD Pod! The Practical Horseman Podcast’s minisode series where we share audio lessons from our favorite Practical Horseman OnDemand videos. At Practical Horseman OnDemand, you can enjoy hundreds of how-to videos and get insider access to to exclusive interviews and lectures, slow motion demonstrations and step by step tutorials taught by top level pros in the hunter, jumper, equitation and eventing disciplines.

On this week’s episode, sponsored by Spalding Labs, hunter trainer Louise Serio coaches riders through a typical hunter course in part one of this two-part series. With a spooky horse, she advises the rider to support the horse but not override the horse. The rider also needs to be confident, positive and accurate so the horses also feel confident. Serio then talks about what happened on course and ways to improve the rounds.

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