Publisher's Synopsis
World Champion trainer and rider Sandy Collier provides this indispensable guide of progressive training exercises for the reining horse. Whether green broke, or "push-button," every horse will perform more willingly, cleanly, and quickly with work on what she calls the "Seven Essentials"-the foundational basics every riding horse needs. Like no other book out there, Collier breaks down the maneuvers required in a reining pattern and the tricks and techniques for introducing them, perfecting them, and showing them off in competition. You'll learn about: Collection and steering-condensing your horse's frame and getting his feet to follow his nose Lead departures, circles, and spins-preparing for the lope, "hunting the circle," and driving into the spin Stops, back-ups, and rollbacks-perfecting the slide, moving backward with cadence, and swinging around 180 degrees over the hocks Lead changes-getting it right and preventing anticipation
