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Gymnastic lines are a series of quick jumps for your horse to get exercise and experience with jumps and bounces. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
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Gymnastic lines are a series of quick jumps for your horse, giving exercise and experience. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
Warm up your horse thoroughly before attempting jumps along a gymnastic line. Learn to warm up your horse before a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
Trot over a single fence to begin warming up your horse for a day of jumping gymnastic lines. Learn to warm up your horse before a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
Add a bounce to your horse's gymnastic line by adding a fence nine feet from the first. Learn to jump your horse over a two fence gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
Practice jumping two fences at a trot, careful to watch the horse's strides and comfort. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with two fences in this free horse riding video.
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.
Practice jumping three fences at a trot, careful to watch the horse's strides and comfort. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with three fences in this free horse riding video.
Adding four 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 four fences in this free horse riding video.
Practice jumping four fences at a trot, careful to watch the horse's strides and comfort. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with four fences in this free horse riding video.
Adding five 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 five fences in this free horse riding video.
Practice jumping five fences at a trot, careful to watch the horse's strides and comfort. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with five fences in this free horse riding video.
Adding six 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 six fences in this free horse riding video.
Practice jumping six fences at a trot, careful to watch the horse's strides and comfort. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with six fences in this free horse riding video.
Adding seven 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 seven fences in this free horse riding video.
Practice jumping seven fences at a trot, careful to watch the horse's strides and comfort. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with seven fences in this free horse riding video.
When raising the last three jump heights for your horse's gymnastic line, be careful not to push the horse beyond his or her limit. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with raised heights in this free horse riding video.
Trotting your horse through a gymnastic line with raised jumps ramps up the exercise value of the bounces. Learn to jump your horse safely over a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
When raising the last four jump heights for your horse's gymnastic line, be careful not to push the horse beyond his or her limit. Learn to jump your horse over a gymnastic line with raised heights in this free horse riding video.
Trotting your horse through a gymnastic line with raised jumps ramps up the exercise value of the bounces. Learn to jump your horse safely over a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
A horse requires proper cool down walking and legs wraps after a day of rigorous jumping on a gymnastic line. Learn to take care of your horse after a gymnastic line in this free horse riding video.
The horse has been used in warfare since as early as 4000 BCE. There is archaeological evidence in the steppes of Eurasia of fortified towns being built to defend against horse-riding bandits and raiders. In 1350 BCE, the Hittite tribe developed a written manual for successfully breeding and conditioning chariot horses. Thus, since before written history and throughout the recorded development of mankind, horses have been a powerful ally to victorious armies and successful agriculturalists. In Medieval Europe, the heavy armor of mounted knights required a new style of horses, strong like a draft horse but athletic like lighter breeds. The destrier, and lesser so the courser and rouncey, became the type (not breed) of horse that would fetch the highest price among nobles and elite military officers.
In this free horse riding video series, expert instructor Mara Keith-Hunter teaches you how to build and ride a gymnastic line. Mara leads you through spacing the jumps and bounces, careful to make a jumping line that is at the same level as her horse. Raise the jumps slowly after the gymnastic line is complete. Mara gives you tips on placing jumps, calculating strides, keeping the horse in a trot, and more. Remember to cool down your horse and take care of his or her legs after a day of jumps.
Mara Keith-Hunter 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 Findlay and the University of Massachusetts on their English equestrian teams. Keith-Hunter received an associates degree in equine studies at the University of Findlay and a bachelor’s degree in equine business management at the University of Massachusetts. Part of the University of Findlay reserve national team two years in a row, Keith-Hunter individually earned both champion and reserve champion honors. Currently she teaches riding lessons and trains horses at Sycamore Stables in Amherst, Massachusetts.dkdk
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