Training Buzz: Riding Without Stirrups With Axel Steiner

Retired FEI 5* judge Axel Steiner coaches a student riding without stirrups to work on her position and help activate her core muscles.

Welcome to the Training Buzz sponsored by Purina. Hear a bit from retired FEI 5* judge Axel Steiner as he challenges a clinic participant to ride without stirrups as she schools First and Second Level movements on a schoolmaster. He suggests practicing this skill to work on the rider’s position and help activate the rider’s core muscles during the training session.

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