Add a Third Fence to a Gymnastic Line

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Part of the video series: Jumping a Gymnastic Line on a Horse

Summary: Adding three fences or bounces to a gymnastic line increases the exercise given to the horse and makes the line more stimulating. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with three fences in this free horse riding video.

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By Mara Keith-Hunter
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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 your comfortable jumping the bounce, you can on another element. We're going to add on a one stride. To do this we're going to walk eighteen feet. That's going to be six steps, one, two, three, four, five, six and draw a line in the dirt. Then we'll place our pole and standards. Once again you'll want a ground line and we'll use a flower box, directly underneath the vertical and we're ready to jump."