Back in thesaddle

Some people have a vision, and some people just do things the normal way. But having a vision is what separates you from the rest. When you truly see how you want to get around a barrel, you create your own unique way of teaching your horse how to approach the barrel, where the turning point is, and where the completion point lives.

When you carry that vision into the motion when you actually put your horse through the ground they need to cover you start making a statement that is completely your own.

It takes far more than people realize for a horse to truly connect, collect, move, and drive around a barrel. It takes education. It takes preparation. And it takes bringing it back to the base after you add speed. Speed should never tear down what you’ve built. Speed should enhance the preparation and the foundation you’ve developed.

When you understand the horse’s body, the right side, the left side, four legs, four feet, the rib cage, the back, the hip, the shoulder, the neck, the face you realize it takes the entire body working together for a horse to understand how to shape, move, and fire around a barrel.

It may sound complicated, but it isn’t once you begin the journey of building movability throughout the horse’s body. Once you start that journey, everything changes.

Maybe it’s time to follow the journey…

Back in the Saddle with Paul Humphrey.