Serpentine and Ground Poles

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Created by Appaloo Equestrian

Type of session

Dressage Medium

Work area

Arena

Necessary equipment

3 Poles 3 Cones

Goal(s)

To learn how to guide and bend a horse

Process

Use cones as markers to ride a circle around each cone. Then, ride over the ground poles while performing a serpentine. The poles can help you maintain your line.

Difficulties

Maintaining the correct line and achieving proper bend

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