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Rein supreme

Q My instructor is always telling me to shorten my reins, but I really struggle to hold a steady contact and, without realising it, they slip through my hands again. I tend to hack out on a long rein and I think this habit has stuck.

Isobel Keen, via email

Firstly, try not to worry. The hardest part is sussing out what the problem is and you have done that; now we need to think of ways to help

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