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