WARMING UP FOR PIAFFE AT LIBERTY
NEW TO THE ACADEMY
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Performing Piaffe at liberty is exceptionally hard for horses as they don't have the wall, rail or halter to help them maintain straightness. Here's how we go about warming up for Piaffe on the rail in the halter first, before talking it to liberty.
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