| It's funny how people give a name to a horse | | | | people don't realize is the spin consists of lots of |
| training principle and try to mystify something | | | | different things to get one result. It naturally |
| that was figured out thousands of years ago. | | | | starts with your horse being able to ride. Then |
| One I heard was called "shaping". It's about | | | | you start getting your horse to turn. This doesn't |
| improving a horse's response. It was defined as | | | | happen over night. You have to get him good at |
| the gradual change of standards of behavior that | | | | turning. Next, teach him to move off your leg |
| are rewarded. This is a fancy way of saying you | | | | pressure. So when you ask him to move to the |
| continually work on your horse until you get what | | | | left, you will apply leg pressure from the right. |
| you want him doing. That's it. | | | | Next, teach your horse to neck rein. This doesn't |
| Then there's the problem of horse owners | | | | happen overnight either. Once you have your |
| wondering how trainers get their horses to do | | | | horse doing these things, start assembling the |
| complex things. So, I'm going to reveal the exact | | | | pieces. |
| secret of complex horse moves. | | | | So you'll start to put the pieces together by |
| First, start with the simplest thing. Break down | | | | applying the neck rein, leg pressure, body position, |
| what you want your horse doing and start with | | | | and more. Once your horse knows the individual |
| one thing at a time. That's how you "really" get | | | | pieces then you can put the pieces together to |
| your horse to do what you want. | | | | teach him yet another piece you want him to do |
| Say you want your horse to spin. What most | | | | - the spin. |