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From our Learning to Ride a Horse Series:
"Horses That Want To Bolt, Buck or Blow Up," Issue 3, part 3 of our FREE monthly newsletter
"So I ride back to the other spot, and I just keep changing directions. I keep asking and he keeps saying "Alright, alright, we'll have our wreck over here." I just keep moving him around and pretty soon, he decides it's too much trouble to blow up. But if I pick up on two reins and try to control that energy, then I guarantee you I'm asking him to blow up. No, I tell him to go – and to keep going.
"Nothing else matters at this point. It doesn't matter if other riders are near you or where the horse wants to get to. Your safety is important, and you've got to ride your horse. The more the horse wants to think about something else, the more…"…
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