Time and time again, I come across riders in my clinics that are having trouble with their distances because they are taught to look up or ahead too early, having a wide-angle view and simply losing focus on the actual object they are trying to find a distance to—the fence. It seems these riders have been taught to “look at the trees,” in theory, because looking down promotes slouching. But, quite frankly, if you teach proper position, looking at the top rail does not encourage slouching. After

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