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Does anybody else have any tips on how to teach a horse to go down hill
using his hindquarters correctly? I love Barbara's post, but unless you
have a horse that is goosey, it doesn't help much! :-) 

Thanks,
April
Nashville, TN
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On 12/23/05, Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

This particular horse was very
goosey when we first got him and would tuck his butt under himself if we so
much as started to brush him or even reach out to touch him.  I started
using this habit to train him to get under himself going downhill.  I would
reach back and either tap him on the hip with my fingers or just rest my
hand on him.  He tucked!  Gradually, he figured it out and became one of our
best downhill horses.  He also got over being goosey.