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  "textContent": "Free walk on a long rein is one of the most revealing movements in a dressage test – and one of the most commonly underscored.\n\n**In this guide for H &H subscribers, FEI judge Stephen Clarke and four-time Olympic medallist Carl Hester explain why the walk is so often where dressage tests are won or lost – and what riders can do to improve their marks**\n\nBack when I was training, I can’t remember ever spending much time on how to ride the free walk on a long rein. It was one of those movements where you get to the test, throw the reins forward, mumble a quick prayer that no one slams a car boot or drops a coffee, and […]",
  "title": "How to ride free walk for higher dressage marks – with advice from FEI judge Stephen Clarke and Carl Hester"
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