There are different ways you can approach a trot serpentine in a ranch trail class. Cody Crow shows you the basics of this obstacle and then talks about how you can up the degree of difficulty and increase your score on this maneuver.
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Drills to Teach Flying Lead Changes
Once your horse has body control and collection, it's time to start working toward flying lead changes. Cody Crow shows you an exercise you can use to help prepare your horse for flying lead changes.
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Extended Lope to Extended Trot Transi...
In the ranch riding it's easy to end up in the penalty box if you don't school your transitions at home. Bud Lyon breaks down one of the more difficult transitions, the extended lope to extended trot transition, and shows you what he does at home so he's clean when it's time to go in the show pen.
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Schooling Trot-Over Logs
How do you plus your trot-over logs? Cody Crow goes over the basics of trotting over logs and how you can increase your score in the show pen by practicing at home. Then he shows you a few different obstacles you might be asked to trot over in a ranch trail class.