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Cody works Dakota in a big pen and helps him free up and get comfortable running since he is already comfortable stopping.
Cody works a 3 year old in an hourglass pattern at the lope to help with driving through lead changes, controlling shoulders and gaining body control at the lope.
Cody works a non pro horse for the first time and feels out where some of the sticky spots may be.
Cody rides a new green horse and works on getting her mind on him while building confidence that she can look to him for help and guidance.
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THE HANDLE.

Reining Fundamentals

Watch Jim Greendyk take you through every aspect of training a young reining horse. The same exercises used on high caliber futurity reining horses are needed in the ranch versatility, cow horse or the trail. Most often what separates the successful from the unsuccessful is horsemanship. And this series takes you through all aspects of developing the willing handle every horse needs.

About the Trainer

Jim Greendyk

Jim Greendyk has earned his reputation as one of Western Canada’s most successful riders, trainers and coaches of Reining Horses with a proven record of successfully competing in both Canada and the USA. In addition, Jim has the trust of International Clients from European countries who choose to leave their horses in Jim’s care to train and show.
As an Open Rider since the age of 20, Jim’s talent, tenacity, and adaptability in the show pen has brought him a successful training program.
Always ready to learn from others, Jim has and continues to ride with some of the industry’s best trainers in order to further his knowledge year by year. Jim expects a very high standard of performance from himself and his horses and has a timing and balance that has allowed him to rise quickly and consistently over the years to become one of the top reining trainers in Western Canada, achieving success on Arabs, Half Arabs and Quarter Horses. Since his start in the Porcupine Hills of Southern Alberta, he has taken everything that anyone has ever taught him and elevated it to the next level to move himself and his horses up through the industry.
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Cody works to progress Brooklyn's rundowns by building confidence and correcting any problem spots. 
Cody demonstrates a lead change exercise that helps with a horse who tends to be quick and strong in the face. 
Cody explains an exercise he uses to develop the stop on a green horse by using the arena wall instead of pulling on the reins. 
Emily talks about the steps she takes to teach a young two-year-old to be soft and confident while using his hind end to stop. 
Cody explains an exercise he uses to teach a green horse to hunt the turnaround. 
Cody teaches a green two-year-old gelding, by Highbrow CD, to stay balanced and pick up the correct leads. 
Cody uses Dakota, a two-year-old gelding by Highbrow CD, to talk about driving the shoulder and creating self-carriage and form to prepare for the turnaround.
Cody teaches Stoney, a two-year-old stud colt by Call Me Mitch, the turnaround. He uses an exercise that keeps Stoney's shoulders elevated and keeps him straight and forward while learning the turn. 
Cody uses Denali, a two-year-old filly by Catty Hawk, to explain how to help keep a horse's shoulders elevated while using the guide to teach the turnaround.
Cody further talks about how to develop the stop on a green horse. He explains how he wants to develop a horse's try by having the stop be a pressure release. He also demonstrates an exercise to teach a horse to use its hind end during the stop. 
Emily refines Penelope's fast to slow down transition. She explains and demonstrates an exercise she uses to teach Penelope to stay soft in her face and body during the transition. 
Cody uses Brooklyn to demonstrate how to go about teaching the fast to slow transition to a horse who has a tendency to be heavy on the front end. 
Cody uses the fence to work on two-year-old Dakota's side pass and body control. He explains that bettering these two maneuvers will help to improve Dakota's lope and turnaround. 
Cody talks through fencing and rundowns on three-year-old Pam. He also addresses any necessary tune ups he encounters during these maneuvers.
Cody uses Dakota to demonstrate an exercise to teach a horse balance and to not lean while loping circles. 
Cody shows a drill to help a horse take a pull in a turn and get sharper following their nose.
Cody works a five year old mare that's green in the hackamore.
Cody talks through strategies to help a horse that gets strong in a lead change or resents your legs when asking for the change.
Cody shows how to set a two year old up for success when introducing the lead change.
Cody works a 3 year old that was started as a reiner and is still a little too green to show at the futurity. He is working on lead changes in a different way because the horse is very sensitive to leg pressure and is a naturally wiggly horse that has a hard time getting straight.
Cody works Brooklyn after a week off post Snaffle Bit Futurity and fine tunes areas of the reining to prepare for the next show. She was sensitive to his legs and wiggly so he works on hooking her to a circle so he is able to give her more responsibility.
Cody works a two year old that came from a cutting program that needs helps learning the difference between a reining type turn with forward movement and a cutting turn with backwards movement.
Cody demonstrates four ways that he will back a horse in a circle to isolate different body parts in the back, check for brokenness and help them to learn to back better.
Cody rides a new green horse and works on getting her mind on him while building confidence that she can look to him for help and guidance.
Cody works a non pro horse for the first time and feels out where some of the sticky spots may be.
Cody works a 3 year old in an hourglass pattern at the lope to help with driving through lead changes, controlling shoulders and gaining body control at the lope.
Cody works Dakota in a big pen and helps him free up and get comfortable running since he is already comfortable stopping.

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