Braking down this round: 2* GrandPrix with Cassandra

Looking back at one of my best rounds last year with this amazing mare!

L'et's look at this round together and break down a few key elements that we saw in the previous exercises:

BASE RHYTHM: This is the most important part, I keep a forward, energetic rhythm throughout the entire round, everything is built from that.
KEEPING THE HORSE IN THE CENTER: In this case the horse tends to drift slightly to the right, so I'm very intentional with my track. I adjust my track and the turns to make sure she truly jumps in the middle of the jump.
REACTION IN THE LINES: I know the stride of the horse that I?m riding, her stride is naturally short, so in the longer lines I move forward early and i open her stride straight away, this helps me arrive at the second element in balance, without chasing the distance at the last moment.
TRIPLE COMBINATION CHOISE: I this case I decide to open my track and add one extra stride to the triple combination, instead of moving for the 7 stride, I open and collect to do 8 strides. I decide for this option cause is always better to jump a vertical combination with a more collected canter, to avoid a flat jump and risk the mistake.

Let me know what you think about this round, and which part would feel easier for you, and which one the most challenging?

L'et's improve together!

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