No jaw will become supple with force. Force creates more resistance and eventually requires more force.

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A responsive horse is a thinking partner. A reactive horse is a dangerous acquaintance.

I am a huge fan of tongue relief in the horse. I don’t like anything that collapses around the jaw or tongue. The horse needs to be able to swallow, lick, and chew with restriction. I also like being able to have independent action on each side of the mouth to promote suppleness instead of bracing. My go to bits are generally Myler brand.

Your horse didn’t volunteer to go to the show. Enjoy the ride and thank them for their efforts. They are solely there fulfilling our dreams

Lunging your horse should not look like you are flying a kite and the kite is trying to pull away from you. Remember all ground work translates to your ridden work. If you have allowed your horse to run around in a circle, haunches flying to the outside, head pulled to the inside fighting against the resistance, why would you expect anything different under saddle? Lunging should not be about getting the fresh off, wearing the horse out, running them in circles. It should hav

Adding two crooked beings together doesn’t magically make straight.

When you have a problem in a gait that is not resolving, you must gear down

The stiffness I feel on the ground, she also exhibits in the saddle.

I refused to spook with her. I allowed her to work through her emotional troubles. I did not try to prevent the emotional overloads.

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Shutting down is a self preservation method in prey animals. They aren’t learning. They are complying to survive.

Ride a downward transition on an exhale.

when the horse isn’t happy in the mouth, it affects the movement of the entire body creating compensation.

You have to give to get. If your horse is leaning on the rein, taking more rein is not the answer. This is a working sport.

You don’t have to canter everyday to train a good canter. You do have to ride excellent upward and downward transitions in all gaits

Patience makes progress. Rushing anything only gets you to the wrong destination more quickly. Your horse did not learn bad habits overnight. You did not learn bad habits overnight. You can’t fix either in a day, a week, a month. You need to set your goals with a long term mindset....“In a year from now I would like to be better at x.” Then you work to improve 1% each ride. Figure out what puzzle pieces need to be developed to achieve your goal. Be patient. Each piece take

Support the horse from the hoof up. Learn about the horse from the inside out. Ride the horse from the hind leg forward.