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Improve your horse’s responsiveness with this simple exercise
- Ride eight steps of walk, then halt for five seconds
- Walk forward for eight steps and halt again
- Rein-back for a few steps (four is ideal)
- Walk immediately forward, praise then repeat
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Jemima Green stuns herself with career-best bronze at World Para Dressage ChampionshipsBy Oscar Williams Published -
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‘The events crossed every line regarding ethics, respect and sportsmanship’: team rider withdraws from world championships after management disputeBy Jennifer Donald Published
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