A versatile in-hand pole setup to make your horse think
- Walk over the chevrons in a straight line (right to left: orange line).
- Approach from the other direction, points first
- Walk loops over adjacent poles (green)
- Approach one pole at a right angle, then bend to the opposite arm of the next chevron (blue)
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