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Devon and Oxsana: Update 1

9th November

Good morning this is Will Faerber from Art2Ride and I am here in Orange County with Devon and her project horse Oxsana.

When we first began working with Oxsana she was having some problems from an old injury on her ankle and issues with her saddle fit. She was sore in the shoulders and every time the saddle would hit her she would look like she was off. Happily we have come a long ways since those days which we will show you now.

Devon is going to keep her in a stretch and go into a rising trot. We ask for a little more swing in her trot so that she will swing through a little more in the rising trot. Now it looks quite even. Now to develop her working trot she will bring the poll up, finding that place …




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Join me as I post weekly blogs covering many topics relating to Classical Foundation Training. I have intentionally left out the word "dressage" because many people have a negative association with the prevalent "crank and spank" approach or that it is a sport for only those who are afraid to jump.

Dressage as it is meant to be is an understanding of how to best optimize a horse's movement and ability to carry a rider, surely a benefit for any horse, any discipline. It is also important in maintaining your horse's safety, soundness and sanity.

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