Let’s walk a preliminary level combination! . Wearing horsepilot apparel which is attractive for competition but comfortable for long days! . . It’s important to not only walk in-between the lines but your approach to decide the balance and line you want to take. . For this combination I’ll come in with a little deeper seat down the hill, forward thinking, but a good uphill balance, so he can pop up over the A Roll Top then bend 5 strides to drop down the bank. . Going down a bank, I want the horse to use his neck and drop down, not launch, so he can add a half stride or step if he needs to, as I let the reins slip so he can use his neck going down the bank. . Then it’s a touch longer 4 strides up to the wedge fence at C. I’ll need to ride forward upon landing to get him to the base. I really don’t want a long spot here, a greener horse may not be so honest in that balance. So, I’m thinking a confident squeeze and eye up to the C element will make it an easy distance for the horse. . ...