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Practicing Bending Lines for the Equitation Ring

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When practicing bending lines for the equitation ring, it is helpful to ride the same line in different stride numbers to accommodate various situations. Gain confidence on bending lines with advice from an experienced trainer in this video on riding and jumping horses.

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Now we're going to work on a bending line exercise. The oxer is an out of a six stride line if you ride middle-to-middle with a nice small amount of shape to the line. Bending lines can be tricky because they can be ridden in a different number of strides in different types of situations. A go



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