Jim updates us on Rita after hauling her a little bit. He works on loping and counter cantering. […]
Video Series: Reining Fundamentals
S8E9: Run Downs
Jim works on run downs with Patriot […]
S8E8: Lead Change Exercise for Smooth Changes
Jim demonstrates an exercise he uses to help horses not anticipate the lead change. This can also help a horse to be patient and wait on you. By the end of the work, the horse he uses smooths out and relaxes. […]
Read More… from S8E8: Lead Change Exercise for Smooth Changes
S8E7: Steering at the Lope with a Young Horse
Jim works on loping off Rita and getting comfortable steering at the lope. […]
Read More… from S8E7: Steering at the Lope with a Young Horse
S8E6: Working on Softness in the Body
Jim works through getting Rita’s body soft to his legs and hands. […]
S8E5: Steering and Circling
Jim works on sterring and circling with Rita and has to work through a little sassiness when she has to get collected and steering through some cones. […]
S8E4: Exercise to Help Guiding and Circling
Jim demonstrates an exercise he uses to help with softness, guiding and helping ahorse to stay on a circle comfortably. […]
S8E3: Gaining Body Control and Softness
Jim uses cones in a drill to help gain control and softness on each side of Patriot’s body individually to help with steering and moving his body when taking a hold of his face. […]
S8E2: Steering and Shoulder Control on a Green Horse
Jim introduces and Patriot and works on steering and breaking the shoulders loose to help with steering. […]
Read More… from S8E2: Steering and Shoulder Control on a Green Horse
S8E1: Getting a Horse to Relax when Loping Off
Jim introduces Rita, a 3 year old that is a little behind in training and shows how he works on getting her to relax and be smooth when loping, trotting and transitioning. She is a horse that is fast footed and tends to jump into the lope departure. […]
Read More… from S8E1: Getting a Horse to Relax when Loping Off