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"I treat the horse the same way. If I ask him to standstill, that's cleaning his room. I say "Clean your room." He says "No." I say "Fine." Now, what can I do that requires movement? It doesn't matter if I'm in the arena or the trail. In either place I can work on change of directions. I can work on his headset. I can get the horse working better off my legs or seat. And I can always work on speed control. I could do all kinds of different things. I can work on all those things when my horse wants to move. If my horse wants to move, I say, great, let's do it. Let's work on breaking at the poll, softening up your neck or following your nose; let's work on your leg speed; let's work on you moving off my legs. Let's do all these different things, and then, when I'm done, I'm going to ask the horse: "Do you want to clean your room, the garage and the patio? Or, do you want to just stand still?" These are all things I would have wanted to work on anyway…"

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Controlling the Mind and Body of Your Horse
Tape 5

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Tape 5 of 7 covers: teaching horse to stop when the rider gets off balance; understanding gives; learn to control the horse by controlling specific parts; the importance of steady hands

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Are you seeking better communication with your horse? Do you desire a partnership with your horse so that he willingly responds to you in a fluid, ever so light manner? Discover through this series how to get your horses' undivided attention & develop his ground manners to perfection. Each tape in this series builds one on another, explaining how to develop the communication lines between you & your horse. Learn how you can control each muscle group in your horses' body.

This series will show you in an easy uncomplicated way how to ask your horse to soften each muscle of his body., so that he can move in any direction, at any speed you desire. Leads are a snap - no more stiffness in your horse or making excuses for his lack of performance. At last, anyone with a serious desire for learning can easily control their horses mind & body! For those of you that show & compete, get that winning edge by using John's effective techniques. These tapes will make a remarkable difference in every horses' performance.

Tape 5 Highlights:
• Teaching horse to stop whenever rider gets off balance
• Understanding the baby give, good give & great give that John teaches
• The 9 rooms of the horse & how to have control of specific
muscle groups
• Steadying your hands & the importance of this when training the baby give, good give & great give.

1 hr 10 mins

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