It may sound corney but my experience sure says it works. Too me this
is a different way of saying what Brannaman is doing with his fix and
release. If the horse is not doing what you want, get him to do what
you want and then release the cue. It is not a big deal. Do not get
upset with the horse. Do the fix and release as many times as it takes.
I cannot explain it but I tend to see small quantum jumps from one day
to the next or, if it is something i work on today and then come back to
it in a week or two, there is still a marked improvement. It is almost
like the horse has been spending its free time thinking about. Now that
is spooky. :-)
Enough for now.
Joe jpu@kaiwan.com