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Here is a list of fairly major things that I've learned lately- just so I can get them down on paper. Later I'll blather on in detail...

Fencing- Do enough so they hunt the fence and hunt keeping streight to get there.

Stopping: Double after a bad stop- Al Dunning, Becky, Wes

Rate: On a chargy horse, dont contain the horse but rollback on the straightaways untill they come back.

Turn around: Keep the feet moving (relearned change directions

Chargy and pulling in the circles- less pulling on the face to slow and soften- more fairly relaxed rollbacks.

Lead change: Never scare or hurry a horse into a lead change- get him really moving sideways off your legs, turning on the forehand, countercantering square corners first before asking for a flying lead change.

Lead Change- Practice changing directions at the sidepass- The horse must be able to do this symotaniously before asking for the change. - Nancy Cahill

Lead change: Get the horse really, really good at sidepassing. Tap with a wip or tip of rein to accentuate if needed.

Lead change: counter canter and on the corners, really, really, move the hip- a lot- practice moving the hip at the trop to warm up- use the wip as a backup to get the point across if needed.
Lead change: dont forget to keep riding forward when you ask for the change.- not just one side of the horse.

Bridle the horse up by pulling the reins one handed to your bellybutton and kicking evenly in the belly- John Irish

Hip controll: backing in circles with the legs hanging in position no pressure - just open doors- notice the lightness and how much the hips move from side to side when changing directions- Buck Brannaman

Hip controll: Moving the hips a little at a time- back and forth
Buck Brannaman

Spooking: Get the horse behind the bridle, one handed, John Irish style.

Spooking: Moving the feet and keeping the horse extremely busy and active- lots of repitition

Groundwork: Do what Clinton anderson calls lunging for respect- so when you direct the horse with the lead he moves his feet accordingly.

Leading: Do lunging for respect while walking from end to end of the arena.

Trailer loading: Do the lunging for respect and make sure the horse can do it in a tight place- next to a wall then the trailer- make sure he moves his feet untill his attention is on the trailer- Clinton Anderson- Also Joe Wolter on trailer loading- hang on- Pookie has a log on fire that wont fit into the stove.

Turn around on the ground- Move the front end just a little at a time- Clinton baby.

Green horse turn around- get the hip out of the way- kick it out of gear first then move the front end around- works really good for a green rider who needs to feel it on a green horse - flag the horse from the ground

Green horse turn around- get the horse handy from the ground Buck Brannaman, Bill Dorance

Green horse turn around- Move the hind end out of gear then move the front end over the same way while walking the horse down the fence.

Advanced horse turn around: Drive the horse forward with the hip in while tipping the nose in walking actively or trotting in a circle the same direction as the turn around. John Irish, Shawn Flarida video.

Rollbacks- Larry Rose backs his horse a long ways when practicing rollbacks to eliminate anticipation

Shawn Flarida completes an entite 360 degree turn before loaping off when practicing rollbacks

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Things I keep learning

The purpose of this blog is to keep track of the stuff I keep learning that are continuing to refine my fairly unrefined reining program. I've learned so much in the past couple years - peices of the puzzle are comming together, or at least changing, so I wanted to write them down so I wont forget them- and maybe it will help someone else in their training.