Watch as Jim demonstrates proper rein management and the use of reins in a change of direction without causing the horse to lose forward momentum or become defensive on the bit. Through these exercises, your horse will seek out the ability to drive from the rear, round his back and lower his head and break at the pole.
How often do we get to a gate and then dismount? Watch this video to learn how Jim teaches a horse to open the gate and a few ways you can approach the gate.
As humans, we think that one thing is like the other so it must be the same. The horse doesn't think this way! Watch this video to learn how even something that looks like a horse, still isn't a "horse" in the mind of our equines.
Tackling obstacles can happen in the arena and on the trail so it is important to remember one thing that Jim always teaches: "It takes the time it takes". In this video, Jim talks about how to approach obstacles by giving appropriate direction to your horse and demonstrates how to encourage a horse to complete an obstacle by rewarding them for following the right direction through pressure and release. Watch the video below to learn more!
Jim works with a horse and rider to teach softness and feel in order to cure anxiety in the horse. In just one lesson both horse and rider begin to find their "happy place" and set themselves up for success. Watch below to see how softness can create calmness in an anxious horse.
What does it mean to "ride through feel"? Jim talks a bit about what riding through feel means and we can ask our horses to do something quieter while riding in this clip. This is also a good clip to learn more about our "Working Through Feel" Cow Clinic. Watch below to learn more.
