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.
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Schooling Lopeover Logs
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Ranch Trail Log Drag
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Riding Over Different Lopeover Distances
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