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Here is how I stopped my mare who had dumped me many times with the 'drop 
and spin.'

We went pretty slow for a while, and every time I felt her look at something 
that caused her to tense up, I would tighten my hold on the reins - if she 
lowered her head, she would bump her nose (I used the little S hackamore). 
Because I ride with little contact, I use to let the reins slide through my 
hands when she dropped her head - had to force myself not to do that!   She 
basically punished herself, and  it only took a few bumps for her to learned 
to shy with her head up.  When I stopped flying forward, she stopped 
spinning.   She still would shy at stuff, but it was not so extreme.

Helen





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