Video Discussion # 24: Fun video to watch with great horses and riders doing extensive gridwork with some big jumps!
You can see how the progressive gridwork teaches the horses how to focus on the top rail that is immediately in front of them, and to accurately measure their strides between jumps. Long grids are also great for conditioning! Compare the horses jumping form as they go through this grid. Which uses its body better? What do you think caused the slightly unbalanced jump at 1:44? (Click on Discussion Title above (in blue) to read this educational discussion)
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