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Cantering in Two-Point Position

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Summary: Cantering a horse from two-point position prepares the rider for jumping. Practice leading a canter with expert riding tips from an experienced riding instructor in this free video series on horse gaits.

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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

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"Once you've become comfortable cantering sitting you can also practice cantering at a two point. This is a step closer to jumping. So we will begin the same way we begin a regular canter, by sitting trot. Outside leg comes back and this time we are going to come up out of the tack, with a little shorter reins so that my hands can come up her neck so my elbows are just in front of my body and letting the weight fall down into my heels and still my arms are following her back and forth motion. And then when I want to come back to the trot, I'll sit down."

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