Preview: How To Teach Yourself And Your Horse To Neck Rein Better!

“Smooth is fast, fast is smooth” says Phil Dawson, as he demonstrates a great exercise you can do at home to improve your neck reining, illustrating:

  • Why momentum and feet are crucial
  • Why it’s good to do this on a green horse.
  • Your hand must point forward.
  • Your focus point is the direction you’re going.
  • Your hand gives the direction you want to go with your feet riding them there.
  • When to use your left foot, right foot and then both feet.
  • Why you need to use cones or buckets for this exercise.
  • How to make it more difficult and fun.
  • How this teaches you the subtle cues required to neck rein smoothly.
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How I got started in cutting: Dad was always interested in cutting but never competed. We used to go watch the Futurity at Tamworth every year and I guess that planted the seed.

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