Cowboy Dressage Challenge Court.
The Octagon Ground Poles stretches.
If the horse is reluctant to stretch up and forward in the walk, jog or the lope, you can lunge him or ride him over the Octagon poles.
The Walk
placing poles on the ground can be helpful. Octagon Ground Poles work also helps to keep your schooling sessions varied, encourages concentration, and makes the horse think.
The Jog
Over-track is the distance that the horse’s hind foot steps beyond his front foot. Some horses naturally have a limited stride length, but you can improve the amount of over-track that your horse has by using the technique described above.
The Lope
For the horse to be able to lengthen his strides to the max, you need to make him supple through his back.
Four walk strides over the octagon.
