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What he was doing is giving the horse something to do, other than spook. For 
an insecure horse or one that spooks or you haven't yet developed the 
trust/experience bond with, riding WITHOUT contact on a loose rein and 
holding on to the horn is the worst thing you can do. You are basically 
giving the insecure horse permission to spook or buck or run-off or all 
those things that riders say their horses only do during certain times (my 
horse only acts that way WHEN ...)... What that really means is the horse 
isn't thoroughly broke and isn't ridden correctly.


Donna -

Excellent job of explaining!


Nancy 



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