Building Lateral Softness in the Horse
10 Episodes
This series will walk you through the steps of developing a soft, collected horse. You’ll watch full rides on a few horses in my string and some that are in for training here at the ranch. You won’t want to miss any of this if you want to up your barrel racing or horsemanship game.
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04:54Episode 2
Little Circles/The Figure 8
Episode 2
You go slow to go fast. This is one way to train yourself with solid muscle memory, and teach your horse to be soft in their body!
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04:10Episode 3
Lateral Softness
Episode 3
EVERY horse, regardless of their discipline, needs lateral softness. You can’t get this too good. Here I explain the fundamentals of what you’re looking for.
Doodles is better to the left (with her form), than to the right, but she’s softer to the right. So we will keep working to balance her o...
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08:01Episode 4
Kit Kat 20 rides
Episode 4
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20:08Episode 5
Intermediate killing of the cats…
Episode 5
The minutia. Take 20 minutes and watch me put a ride on Issimo. 1/12/2023
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11:51Episode 6
Doodles killing cats
Episode 6
Come watch me put a ride on Doodle Bug! 1/10/2023.
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13:25Episode 7
Cosmo, killing cats, and a ride.
Episode 7
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06:19Episode 8
Rio, Killing Cats 1/11/2023
Episode 8
On a rehab horse.
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10:31Episode 9
Leg Yields and Lateral Work
Episode 9
Lateral work is one of the oft most overlooked tools a horse needs to have to be successful regardless of his career. It builds softness in their face, ribs, hips; the whole body.
It provides the basis for collection, proper form in the turn around and so much more. You cannot get a horse too s...
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07:17Episode 10
Lateral Work from the Ground
Episode 10
How you start working on lateral softness from the ground.
