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"Simple Steps to Power Steering," from my FREE monthly newsletter
From the Natural Horse Training Series:
"The Subtleties of Steering: Bearing in mind that if you can't steer your horse, you haven't got much of a horse, let's find out how well we're doing in that department. This particular tip has everything to do with "What we ask for" vs. "What we accept." How many times have you asked your horse to turn right and looked down only to realize you're "just barely doing so"? Are you turning your horse's head to the right and thinking "right," but going straight or even left? (If you can look right, but walk left, so can your horse.) Or is "the leakage" more subtle? Maybe the two of you just need a little fine tuning.
Regardless, the point of this entire article is the importance of learning (and consistently applying) single, one-dimensional concepts. To that end, your take-away at this moment is this: We don't aim our horses and hope we end up somewhere. You can train your horse to step on a precise spot when you ask him to. It's not about "turning right." It's about "put your foot exactly there, at that angle and do it with your very next step." Anything else is aiming and laziness. If you ask for a precise, 30 degree turn with the very next step, shuffling loosely over at 12 degrees is just not acceptable."
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Rein In Your Horse's Speed Online Course
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A sample from Day 4:
"Yesterday I also suggested two exercises: "Teach Yourself What a Give Really Feels Like" and "Steer the Tail." The first exercise showed you how light your horse can be when you make a request — and so gave you a goal to carry forward into your training. Start shooting for that sort of partnership. Your goal when holding the reins is to feel absolutely no resistance on the other end. More than that, you want the horse to be proactive and anticipate your requests.
The second exercise, "Steer the Tail" gave you the ability to shut the horse down when it gains too much speed and the know-how to force a change of direction should your horse turn left when you think right."
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How to Trot & Jog a Horse (series)
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Trotting a Horse
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