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Leading: the fundamentals

Going through the techniques involved in effective leading including body language, feel, gaining their thoughts.

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Essential Leading Skills

Episodes

What is "Leading"?

04:43

Is leading about getting a horse to follow a feel or is it about creating leadership? Listen to this short explanation before you start work on leading.

Teaching feel

11:15

Teaching feel - with rope handling skills included

Leading: the fundamentals

47:52

Going through the techniques involved in effective leading including body language, feel, gaining their thoughts.

First leading

12:40

Teaching a horse to understand the halter

Unlocking Coco in the Lead

3 videos in series.

28 Feb Q & A 2023 part 1

33:43

LEADING: specific advice for getting over the hurdles in particular areas

Do this

03:13

Focus before leading

Teaching to lead (part 1)

48:05

Helping a young mare to lead

Techniques for Softening as they Lead By

24:23

Helpful tips on getting a horse to lead by softly.

What 1 thing should you work on?

21:26

If you only had a bit of time, what is the most important thing to get right? Plus advice for horses that bite.

The leading hand

01:57

Helping a mule

01:20:15

Helping a rescue mule so the owner could lead her and pick up her feet

A Benefit of Leading with Feel

01:02

Get your horse to "tap-in"

Guiding with feel

04:28

Guiding and following feel

Leading skills

02:50

Leading skills to help softness and balance

Creating interest

28:03

Creating interest + rope handling (more on leading & guiding)

Tie up

14:33

Helping a horse that won't tie quietly

Soft focus

01:12

How to gain soft focus and feel

Rebalancing

15:36

Rebalancing: a good training lesson for all horses that helps to eliminate a freeze or a rear

Leading towards worry

22:05

Getting a young horse to lead towards worry

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