How many ways can you use feel/pressure to get your horse to think about backing up? Does each method stimulate your horse to back up with the same quality?
I was breaking in a Connemara filly, called Connie. She was only about 13.3 hh, but very stout and could easily carry an adult. But Connie was particularly jittery.
Mykel said something that made me think. I can’t quote exactly how she phrased it, but Mykel said that a question she often asks her students is, “What do you want to achieve in your time with your horse.”
