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Teaching Reining Horse to Rate

Reining • 4m 7s

Teaching a horse how to rate should be done with finesse. Peter DeFreitas demonstrates how to correctly teach a reining horse to rate and troubleshoots some common problems that may arise.

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Peter DeFreitas, young horse, reining, reining horse, warm up, rating, young horse training, lope
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Peter DeFreitas Coach

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