Maintaining Focus with a Reactive Horse | Laura Graves | PART 01
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With a tense horse, Laura Graves suggests lots of changes of direction to encourage softening on both sides and suppling on the inside leg. The horse should give to the inside rein, which Laura feels is a good safety feature as many horses spook from something on the outside. When the horse is relaxed, then he can go straighter.
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