Preview: How Matt Gaines Uses His Hands And Feet Working The Flag!

” A comfortable horse will be a smart horse and a smart horse is a confident horse” says Matt Gaines. Matt and Michael Cooper break down the mechanics of how to work the flag, demonstrating:

  • How to use your hands to allow your horse to roll over his hocks through the middle of the turn.
  • The three simple steps Matt breaks it down too.
  • How to stand your horse’s shoulders up in the stop and pivot off his hips.
  • How to teach a horse to handle speed.
  • How to use your feet.
  • Why you need to stand a horse up in the stop.
  • Why you don’t want to leave your hand down too much working the flag.
  • What initiates the draw.
  • Loads more
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Most interesting and rewarding journeys are never taken in a straight line. That’s certainly been the case for $9 million dollar earner Matt Gaines who took a few side paths on his way to becoming one of the greatest trainers in the sport of cutting.

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