You’ve learned how to evaluate your horse’s spins, lead changes, circles, and speed transitions, so now it’s time to evaluate the sliding stop. After evaluating the sliding stop, you can make a final evaluation of what you need to work on with your horse. It’s important to be able to work your horse by communicating to send signals through body language, using the spacing between you and your horse by having him yield to pressure. Doing liberty work with your horse also allows him to have a comfortable safe space standing quietly next to you, but still respecting you.
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Working With a New Horse:Evaluating t...
In this part of this working with a new horse series, Bud Lyon explains how to test your new horse’s reining spin. Testing your horse’s spin not only will tell you whether or not he is a good candidate for the event, but will tell you what his style is, comfort level is, and how it matches up wit...
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Teaching the Neck Rein
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Executing a Lead Change During a Pattern
A lead change—either flying or simple—is part of the AQHA Ranch Riding Pattern 1. Bud Lyon helps a rider struggling with the lead change during the pattern.
