Jordon works with a student whose horse is struggling with dumping in the front end. She decides to step on the horse, and works it on and off the barrels, then gives her diagnosis.
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Tuning: Creating a Balanced Horse
Justin Briggs has ridden a lot of young horses that develop to be taller in the hind end before their front end catches up. Justin explains how he works his horses to help them level out without constricting their neck and forward movement. Then, he gets on this student's horse and demonstrates h...
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Tuning: Transitioning to One-Handed ...
A student Jordon dubs "the control freak," works through slow work on the pattern and tries to drop to one hand on the reins through the pattern. Jordon explains why this will help her horse and how she can empower him to be more automatic.
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Tuning: The "Sticky" Spot
Jordon works with a student whose horse has an attitude about a part of his run, which she calls the "sticky spot." Learn how Briggs recommends fixing this problem and working with a horse that can catch an attitude during tuning.
