Horse & Rider

Work the Trail Box

YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE AN ENTIRE TRAIL COURSE SETUP TO practice trail at home. In fact, there’s a lot you can do with just four poles set up as a box. While in competition you often see a 6-foot box used to turn in, but there are several ways you can approach this obstacle at home to improve your steering, cadence, and confidence riding over poles.

To practice trail at home, all you need are four poles set up to make a 6-foot box. With that box you can practice different elements you might come across without needing an entire course setup in

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