# @clairecumbee on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Csum97oIh9U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73486989-clairecumbee-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-05-27T01:42:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Claire Cumbee (@clairecumbee) — https://gondola.cc/clairecumbee

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Let’s walk a preliminary level combination!
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Wearing horsepilot apparel which is attractive for competition but comfortable for long days!
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It’s important to not only walk in-between the lines but your approach to decide the balance and line you want to take.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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XC Hack : We normally take 2 steps on either side of the jump for takeoff and landing. When I walk a combination like this, I may see if the ground shows where the horses are landing. One fence may be a touch more shallow or long on landing. So, I might start my distance from there if I see a trend off my normal two steps.
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