Jim works on getting Honey to give more in the back up so that he can trust her more that when he takes his legs out that she will stop. He felt that at her recent show he had to put too much input and set up into the stop.

Jim uses Paisley to show how he starts teaching the stop on a young horse and sets the foundation for the shape and softness needed in reining.

Jim shows the next steps for teaching a horse to stop. He lopes circles and straights and backs up to get the stop to be the release.

Jim brings Jaeger out and works on shoulder control and stopping confidently. He has worked him in a correction recently but mentions that the horse is feely about his face so he hasn't been riding him in it as often as Vincent. Jaeger is also being a little pushy and leaning his shoulders on the...

Jim works a new young horse that has been with him for a week and he focuses on evaluating where he is in training and developing a stop on a young horse

Jim works on getting Pippin in an effective shape to stop. He especially has to work on it with her since she is deaf and can't depend on some of the other cues hearing horses can.

Jim tests out Honey's stop before he takes her to a show. He wants to check in on the run, then make sure she's relaxed in the stopping zone, then check the draw.

Emily works on helping an older horse that was trained as a cutter to get comfortable running freely and stopping.

Cody works on stopping a horse that is heavy on the front end and so soft that it is disconnected from its feet and Cody's hands.

Emily works on getting a 6 year old show horse stopping more fluidly and fences her to help.

Cody Patterson tunes on the run down and stopping with a bridle horse before the NRCHA Celebration of Champions