Mike Helson and the turn around

I rode a couple horses that belong to a friend of ours named Raxanne Peterson who lives in Washington- We rode at Mike Helsons place. One of the horses I rode was struggling to turn around and I played with her a little and got her to get a little cadence going. I had her turning pretty cute but not too fast and Mike suggested I pull her face more - become part of the equation - meaning to help her tip her nose- not to bump the face over (which I was doing to keep her off the bit)and keep her pretty bent and go to her shoulder. This really helped to speed her up- and she stayed bent and turned better and harder. She did get a little hoppy to one side but overall it was an improvement. Roxanne said the filly was taken much bigger steps in the turn around. So thanks to Mike Helson and Roxanne.