>> In asking for the stop, you'll drop that energy down to the ground. >> Slump >> your shoulders if you have to. Look down, if you have to. Let >> everything >> in your body melt. > > Oh, OK--I wasn't doing this at first and the horses went faster. When > I 'gave up' trying to get them to stop I just relaxed and stood there > and they slowed down to a stop on their own--so I guess, in the end, > I was doing the right thing without knowing it!!
And that's the good thing about the program... you get to learn how to use your body to communicate with the horse. The horse is excellent at reading YOU (US), so we must learn more about what WE are saying to the horse! (without even knowing what we're saying!). Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
