TRAIN FOR TRAIL CLASS Open The Door for a Correct Response; Close the Door to Block the Incorrect Response |
The rider helps the
horse by closing doors that lead to the incorrect movement – leaving only the correct
choice available. To open and close doors means to clear an opening
or block a path for the horse. An example of closing a door is applying
a leg to the horse’s side. We do not want the horse to move into leg pressure,
which the horse must actually learn as it is an unnatural reflex.
When the horse has learned not to move into pressure, and pressure is applied to
one side, the door on that side is “closed.” |