We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine July 2018 | Page 29

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Bush to Beach Images

Virtual Obstacle Shows

By Stephanie Rivers

About the author: Julie Alonzo and her home-bred Andalusian mare

CDC Memoria, currently

compete at the

Intermediate A level.

Michael T. Photography

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Far left: Youth member Trevor Mallory learned how to skewer the ring at an introductory clinic held in June of 2018 at Lingering Hill Equestrian Center in New York.

Lower right: New York WE United member Taelyn Longwell demonstrates a good bridge to use for practice. If you look closely, you’ll see that the “bridge” is made up of inter-locking rubber mats.

how well the horse and rider are responding to seat and leg cues. It quickly becomes obvious whether one depends on the reins for guidance quickly when one is holding a ten-foot pole in one hand and having to maneuver around a tight course, particularly at speed.

Complete descriptions of these as well as the other 21 obstacles can be found in the United States Rules for Working Equitation, available for free download from our website. Click here >>

Maddie Harding and Sandhaven Endeavor prepare to skewer the ring.

Photo Credit: Kellee Campbell, DVM

Complete descriptions of these as well as the other 21 obstacles can be found in the United States Rules for Working Equitation, available for free download from our website. Click here >>