Joe Forest Instructs New Hampton Equestrian Team

Joe continued the work from the last clinic by setting up three fences parallel with the centerline of the ring.  He asked the New Hampton team to ride a serpentine up and down the ring going over trot poles between the fences. The team quickly discovered the need to maintain a sturdy up right position that works to keep their horses straight and balanced throughout the serpentine.  After the riders perfected their trot pole serpentine Joe asked them to canter through the serpentine with a change of lead over each pole and then increased the difficulty of the task by adding jumps.  The Equestrian Team progressed quickly through the beginning of the task and were able to spend more time on the jumping aspect of this excersize. Each rider was able to realize the areas in her jumping that need improvement and worked hard to over come these challenges.