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not pull on the reins. Your
elbows should be held firmly to
your sides. Horse should calmly
accept your touch without
pulling on the reins or avoiding
the contact. Slowly, with feel,
close your index fingers around
each rein at the same time.
Relaxed seat and legs. Your
horse should not back up yet.
Step 5) Slowly close your
middle fingers around each rein
along with the first. Relaxed seat
and legs. Your horse should not
back up yet.
Step 6) Slowly close your ring
fingers around the reins along
with the first and third. Relaxed
seat and legs. Your horse should
not back up yet.
Step 7) Slowly close your pinkie
fingers around the reins along
the the others, and wait until
your horse gives you a softness
in her jaw. Relaxed seat and legs.
Your horse should not back up
yet.
Ultimate Goal: horse gives a
soft feel in both your hands, not
pulling or hiding behind the bit.
The feeling between horse and
rider should feel good, like hand
holding- soft and together.
The backup cue:
Step 8) Tuck your pelvis a little,
grow tall, and pull your belly
button backwards. Keep the
soft feel of the horse in your
hands. Now your horse should
back up, because you are
backing up in your body!
Step 9) Bring your elbows back
and down towards the hocks.
Release the reins when you feel
life in her feet, stepping
backwards with no resistance.
Goal: The horse should give you
a soft feel when you lift the reins
slightly, and responsibly
backup when you back up with
your energy and seat (tuck).
With a little practice, all nine
steps flow together without
pausing.
Imagine how nice a 9 step
backup, or any other
request would feel to a horse,
when offered with sensitivity!
How far a horse can excel
depends on us. Smart, sensitive
horses with spirit have the
makings of Champions, yet they
are the ones that usually suffer
the most in insensitive hands.
We need to optimize the
potential of every horse.
Gem spent 2 weeks with me,
and in that time, she learned to
be calm, respond,
communicate, be soft, and act
like a partner. How? Just like a
properly executed 9 Step
backup, I offered her a soft feel
during our sessions; I exposed
the inner horse, a gem in the raw,
and the makings of an
discovered Champion.