10/15/10
Good day today, we had a nice soft easy ride. By that I mean, she was soft and responsive to everything I asked her to do. I spent the main focus on stops. Doing the speed up so that I could "slow down" to a stop thing. This really helps her mind because everything is done in a slow down mode. If you do things to her to fast, she tends to lose her focus and fall apart a little. At some point she is going to have to show that she can handle some pressure, but as of now we have not reached that point.
Everything we "do" to a horse, should be to the horses advantage. It should be for the horse. By no means should we sacrifice our own safety, that should be our first priority. But once we have reached the point where we are safe, everything should be for the horse. Don't get in such a hurry to get to the finish line that you sacrifice the needed steps in between that will give you a solid horse.
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