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#1 - Hip to forehead exercise (with rope)
Buffy shows us how she uses a rope to help work on mobility in her shoulder while teaching her horse to be more relaxed with things touching her hindquarters and her forehead.
#2 - Hip to forehead exercise (with flag)
Kerry shows us in this tip how he likes to use the flag on his horses moving from their hip to their forehead getting them used to objects moving towards their eyes.
#3 - Bridling a horse (respectfully)
Kerry shows in this video the process he uses and why to respectfully put a bridle on a horse.
#4 - Putting on and tying a rope halter
Kerry shares how he puts on a rope halter, makes sure it's in the right position, and how to properly tie it so it doesn't slip.
#5 - Quick pre-flight check
Kerry shows how he checks out what kind of feel he has through the reins before he climbs on to just get a little better idea of what his horse is thinking that day.
#6 - Thoughts on cinching up your saddle
Kerry shares in this tip how he views the idea of cinching up his saddle each day and how he tries to make things as comfortable as possible for his horses.
#7 - Asking for effort vs. just pulling
In this video, Kerry is talking about asking a horse for some "effort" when they give to you versus just pulling on them. It takes effort for a horse to get soft.
#8 - Landing and asking for softness
This quick tip shows how Kerry likes to exaggerate landing at a walk and really asking his horses to roll up in the bridle, round their neck, lower their head, and relax.