Lucas Truax I think a good way to do it is to work on getting consistant forward motion at the beginning of the ride and then work on your turn at the end (if you're not already doing it that way).  This way, you can get her mind right and get some of the fresh off before you start the training.  You'll be working on a couple of different things at the same time.  Make sense?  How's Neches doing?  I get a lot of folks asking about him!😂

Stephen Gowling Snow here and frozen arena sand.  I guess we hug the heater and drink coffee.  😁

Lucas G Truax I'd say that looks about right.  How's your speed control?

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Great work!  Keep us posted.

Stephen Gowling So cool.  Keep the updates coming!

Stephen Gowling can't go wrong with ground driving!

Stephen Gowling it sounds great!  If you need more forward remember to get it before asking for flexion.  That way they don't get confused.

Lucas G Truax Here's what Google says:  Learned helplessness is a mental state where someone feels unable to control their situation after experiencing repeated negative stimuli. People with learned helplessness may avoid making decisions, give up easily, or have low motivation.

I think that many of the people throwing this term around in the social media horse world aren't using it in the proper context.  Applying it to horses that perform as a result of a proper training regimen isn't consistent with the above definition.  I think it applies more to horses that have given up on trying to communicate with the person "training" them because they haven't had any success.  They just sort of go through the motions.  I find that these horses are the most heavy, dull, and unresponsive types.  I do think it has a lot to do with desensitization and is often mistaken for a safe or broke horse when the opposite is actually true.  Just my humble observation. 

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