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    The DOWNS and UPS of SUNKEN ROADS

    Aug 23, 2020 4 minutes
    By Boyd Martin
    Photos by Amy Katherine Dragoo

    Asunken road may include as many as four jumping components at the upper level. For instance, it could be a vertical, then a stride to a considerable drop into a pit, a one-stride distance to a bank going out of the pit, and beyond the bank, another vertical or even a bounce. But a sunken road is more than just a combination of cross-country elements. It tests your horse’s power, balance and agility to jump down, then rock back and rebalance within a short distance to jump up again.

    Course designers introduce the sunken road concept at lower levels, with a question as simple as a log with

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