How to ride it

Approach your poles in a good working canter. As you land over the first pole, count the number of canter strides between each pole

Repeat this and, once you’re consistently getting the same number of canter strides between the poles, you can start to influence how many you get

Ask your horse to move forwards and open his canter up, so you get less strides between the poles. Remember you want a regular and even canter stride

Now shorten your horse’s canter stride so you get more strides between the poles