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Summary: Watch as a horse expert demonstrates how to set up the third pole in a gymnastic line for horse jumping in this free online video about horseback riding.
Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of...read more
"Next we would walk the distance for a 1 stride. In this case, about 20 feet so we are going to walk 6 steps and add 2 feet. 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 2 feet and mark the spot. Next we would place the pole. It is important once we start to add jumps to a line and that you make sure that everything is still center and straight. So I'm making sure that the middle of this pole is lining up with the middle of the first 2 jumps. We are going to make this jump also to a vertical but this time would put it up on the larger settings. "
eHow Article: Horse Gymnastic Line Third Pole Set Up