Someone told me once, "Focus on where you want
the horse to go, not on what's coming up on the trail." Example:
There's a something or other on the trail ahead that you just know the horse is
going to spook at; you should focus on the part of the trail beyond that
something, and theoretically, the horse will go where you are looking.
I've known it to be helpful.
In a message dated 5/8/2004 11:23:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, DESERTRYDR1@xxxxxxx writes:
Try a centered riding exercise that involves opening your
focus to look at the wider picture--the whole landscape. I forget
what this technique is called, but the point is that if your are looking
at the wider picture, you aren't focusing on ONE spooky. Look past
spookies when you encounter them, or to one
side.
It's called "soft eyes" and keeps you from hard focusing on things...the
horse can feel that.
