| If your horse is resisting doing something you're asking | | | | head. Then you want him to follow his head. |
| him to do, this may be the solution you've been looking | | | | Then if you're having trouble getting your horse to |
| for. | | | | unlock his shoulders along with the flexing, there's a |
| If he resists then it may be he's not rocking his | | | | solution for that too. What is it? You must soften way |
| shoulders. This is an important thing to understand | | | | up. You need to back off the pressure. After all, how |
| about horses because it's one of the most critical | | | | would you like it if you were being forced to give your |
| points to know about a horse. As an example, if his | | | | chin again and again and again? Wouldn't it get to you? |
| shoulders lock up, he can't turn around. You may think | | | | Wouldn't you put up a fight because you felt like you |
| that's the solution but there's something many horse | | | | were being treated unjustly? |
| owners don't know. If his shoulders lock up, you don't | | | | You may be shocked how simple this is yet it's very |
| fix it at the shoulders like you'd think. It actually starts | | | | powerful. Far too many horse owners don't |
| back at the bridle. | | | | understand this principle and experience a lot of |
| It works like this. If you can't get your horse to give his | | | | frustration and ultimately, failure. Thus, next time you |
| head left and right, then his shoulders will lock up. Thus, | | | | find your horse resisting, start asking yourself if your |
| get his head to give both ways and you get his | | | | horse is resisting because he's not rocking his |
| shoulders to loosen up. To make this work you want | | | | shoulders. This may solve your training problem |
| your horse to do a lot of flexing with your horse's | | | | immediately. |