They move on to the canter work, with the goal of keeping the roundness and bend to help get the horse's hind leg more under his body.
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Improving Suppleness - Part 4
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Helping The Anxious Horse Focus | Dou...
Part 2: The rider gets back in the saddle and Doug Payne continues the lesson by explaining that her horse likes to pop hi shoulders to evade her, and she can work on this by opening the opposite rein a little, and maintaining correct bend. He encourages the rider to soften as soon as the horse b...
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Helping The Anxious Horse Focus | Dou...
Part 3: While the horse takes a break, Doug reminds the rider that her hands are a powerful tool to help make her life easier and overcome her horse's issues. By maintaining a shorter rein but keeping her hands more forward, her aids can be more effective, and she can avoid a lot of the wiggling ...