Eventer Andrew McConnon favors this simple cavalletti exercise to help horses and riders develop their instinct and learn adjustability by feeling their strides, rather than counting them.
Five-time Olympian Anne Kursinski’s simple stride-counting exercise will have you and your horse flowing through turns with better balance and finding distances with greater ease.
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