Horse & Rider

Keep His Focus and Prevent Anticipation

Anticipation is something that many horses struggle with, and it can be a difficult problem to solve if you don’t address it immediately. When your horse is anticipating what you’re going to do next, he becomes anxious and unfocused. He can’t keep his mind on the task at hand and starts to worry about what’s going to happen next.

The best way that I’ve found to keep a horse from anticipating my next move is

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