
Cavaletti Clinic
This past weekend I participated in a cavaletti clinic taught by Emilie Christian. Cavaletti are small jumps, originally made of wood, used for basic horse training. Cavaletti were invented by Federico Caprilli and designed to help a horse improve its balance, adjust its length of stride, and to loosen and strengthen its muscles. By being set closer or farther apart than a horse's natural stride, they encourage lengthening or shortening of the stride. Spaced as ground rails b