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Pan Am equestrian rider Belinda Trussell shows how to make a horse dance

CBC's David Common tried a number of Pan Am sports in the run-up to the Games to see how challenging it really is to be among the best.

Highly trained horse and rider have a symbiotic relationship

David Common · CBC News ·

How to make a horse dance

9 years ago
Duration 3:48
David Common saddles up and tries to master the art of equestrian dressage

CBC's David Common tried a number of Pan Am sports in the run-up to the Games to see how challenging it really is to be among the best.

Just how do you get a horse to dance? Belinda Trussell has done it for years.

At the Pan Am Games, Trussell and her mount Anton will display the symbiotic relationship between rider and horse, both highly trained.

They will have a much easier commute to this competition than their usual week spent on planes and trucks. This time, they will be able to set out from their Ontario farm on the day of competition.

Watch as Trussell shows CBC's David Common some of the skills involved in equestrian competition.

Belinda Trussell and her horse Anton are part of Canada's equestrian team for the Pan Am Games. (CBC)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Common

David Common covers a wide range of stories for CBC News, from war to disrupting scams. He is a host with the investigative consumer affairs program Marketplace, and a correspondent with The National. David has travelled to more than 85 countries for his work, has lived in cities across Canada, and been based as a foreign correspondent in the U.S. and Europe. He has won a number of awards, but a big career highlight remains an interview with Elmo. You can reach David at david.common@cbc.ca, Twitter: @davidcommon.

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