Building off the sidepass exercise, Peter DeFreitas demonstrates how he starts teaching young reining horses how to turn. He focuses on keeping his horse square and between his legs so that the turn stays tight and organized.
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Teaching Young Reining Horse to Move ...
Peter DeFreitas demonstrates how he starts teaching his young reining horses to side pass. He explains how and why he uses the fence lines to help facilitate the exercise as well as when to use your leg and rein aids.
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Going Around the Ends of the Arena
Peter DeFreitas explains the importance of riding your horse around the ends of the arena.He demonstrates a drill he likes to use to help keep his horse's shoulders straight and her neck in the correct position as he makes a turn.
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Downward Transitions in the Reining
Peter DeFreitas discusses the three ways he cues downward transitions in reining.
