Develop your horse’s lengthened trot strides with this simple exercise
- Turn on to the quarter-line in trot and leg-yield to the track
- As you reach the track, ask for a few lengthened strides
- Think “bigger, but slower” to prevent rushing
- Rebalance before the corner. Repeat on both reins
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