If you possibly can, make sure to walk the XC course when your class is running. I realise this isn’t always possible but it’s worth the effort if you can.
Try to see at least 1 horse over every fence, or at least at every combination, so that you can see how the distances ride. If the first one you watch makes a mess of it, watch another one, and jog on to the next one to make up the couple of minutes you lost, if necessary.
Sometimes fences and distances ride very differently to how they walk, and watching others is the best way of seeing this effect before you have to try to cope with it!
Photo of me and Daisy in action.
