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"Teaching A Horse To Spin"

Raw training session with a young cowhorse, demonstrating the "Forward & Around" exercise for teaching spins. How to introduce this maneuver while building confidence in the horse.

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS: 

00:00 — Introduction & Prerequisite Body Controls

01:30 — The Forward & Around Exercise

03:30 — Psychology Behind Why This Works

05:57 — Teaching Steps

07:30 — What To Do If The Horse Runs Out of the Turn

10:09 — How This Builds Desire In The Horse

12:02 — Making Corrections "Inside" vs. "Outside" of the Turn

15:25 — The Importance of Mental Commitment

18:05 — "Forward" vs. "Sucked Back" Horses

19:09 — Build the Release of Pressure Into the Maneuver

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