Winnemucca Clinic 08/07

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Saturday began with starting Doug's new but gentle 5-year-old. Fat and lazy, the biggest problem was...

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Some brought their own shade. We had several note-takers. Lots of good questions were brought up.

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Jack had showed how to get a horse up to the fence for Doug's son James to get on. James' body language says he isn't feeling too confident.

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Jack handles the horse while James sits quietly and pets. This horse was so quiet that he never humped up with saddle or rider.

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Jack gives James the halter rope and uses the flag to get Whitey's feet moving. When Whitey loses...

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James keeps the feet moving.

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Jack uses his body position to set up a turn, telling James to look over his shoulder. However, he looks only with his head, not with his body.

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Jack uses the flag to help Whitey come through.

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Katy, from Reno, got help with her paint mare that wants to buck with the saddle. Her tail's kinked and she's starting to wad up.

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Jack's strategy was to give her something else to do every time she thought about bucking. He asks her to give her hind end.

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He asks the mare to move her shoulders over. She was kind of stuck on both ends.

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As soon as she got the green lights in her eyes, he asked for a transition. She never did get to buck.

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Finally she is ready to ride. Katy wanted to take ahold of her, but Jack had her give some slack, which relaxed the mare.

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Jack has her focus on where she wants to go and let the mare follow her body.

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Jack gave a riding demo on an Arab he's riding, whose owners are here today. Rhett is an 11-year-old...

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A question about bits came up. Some had the impression that a spade was harsh and cruel. If a horse...

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Jack explained how a spade worked, distributing the pressure through its movable parts. He rode...

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The bit and reins merely followed Jack's body position and focus. As the discussion turned to...

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