And even further down the road, you work down their neck to the wither. It gets better too. We teach every horse that when we put the rein down on their wither, that they need to release and drop their head. No one ever notices this except us and the horse, but it is wonderful. There is some risk involved in horse training for both you and the horse.
Horses can cause serious injury.
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