Sharpen your horse’s straightness, engagement and balance when jumping
- Warm up in all paces and pop a cross-pole
- Jump the upright and the oxer as single fences with an angled approach
- Always jump the fence heading out of the double
- Try circles, turn-backs and figure-of-eights to link lines together
- Jump straight through the double to finish
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