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The problem: The horse stops correctly but does not slide far. Why does this problem happen? 1. The horse does not possess the conform...

The problem: The horse anticipates a stop and "scotches" (repeatedly tries to stop) on the rundown. This results in a poor sto...

The problem: The horse resists the rider's request to increase speed into the stop. Why does this problem happen? Unless there ...

The problem: The horse executes a sliding stop but anticipates and initiates a rollback, which results in a downgraded maneuver score or e...

The problem: The horse begins stop correctly, but does not stay in the slide. He picks hind legs up and puts them down again like a stone ...

The problem: The horse's hind legs spread wider as he slides, creating a “vee” until he picks up one foot to regain balance. Why d...

The problem: The horse’s hind quarters slide to the side when he stops. Why does this problem happen? This is an alignment problem ...

The problem: The horse does not "commit" to the stop (ground). He’s tentative about locking his hind legs in a stop position, sl...

The problem: The horse braces with his front legs when he stops instead of trotting in the front, creating a rough, unattractive stop. ...

The problem: The horse stiffens his jaw going in to and throughout the stop. Why does this problem happen? The horse is not soft in ...

The problem: The horse will stop only if rider applies rein pressure.   Why does this problem happen? The reason a horse needs rein co...

The problem: The horse makes no effort to stop when asked – he does not want to stop. Why does this problem happen? If a horse doe...

The problem: Instead of gradually building speed in the rundown to the stop, the horse goes from collected lope to flat out run in a coupl...

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The problem: Horse will not spin faster when he is asked. Why does this problem happen? If a horse will not speed up in the spin, he is...

The problem: Horse hits himself when he spins or crosses behind. Why does this problem happen? 1. The horse lacks forward motion (...

The problem: Horse backs up when he spins. Why does this problem happen? A horse may back up in a spin if he has been backed up ...