What I've Learned So Far

1)   So far, I've learned a lot about how to correctly start a young horse, how to teach a sidepass, how to get a great stop, and which bits are good to use. I've been able to apply 3 of those things to my own horse. Each of them are very complicated, but after lots of practice, I was able to master the stop and sidepass.

2)   The result of teaching my horse how to stop! The perfect WHOA.






3)   The research that really helped me work with my horse was "Getting a Perfect WHOA" and "The Sidepass." Both were articles from Horse Illustrated magazine. I applied what I learned from "The Sidepass" to my horse, and was able to teach him how to properly sidepass, placing his hind feet first. I then applied the information from "Getting a Perfect WHOA" while reining with my horse, and was able to get his stops more accurate and get his hindquarters underneath him.