Stevis Man, ride 4

We are covering our training practices with Stevis Man who raced until the age of 12 years old. He raced 74 times, winning 25, with 8 - 2nds and 8 - 3rds with earning of $437,208. 01/05/2023 - Our Fourth Ride. - In the beginning of the ride I begin gentle neck suppling. Racehorses are almost always very tight in their neck and their poll as Stevie is. Throughout the ride, I do not care where he puts his head. I don't want to restrict his movement or his body. I also introduce slight leg yielding, more to see where he is than to work him. He is much stiffer leg yielding to the left, no surprise there. When I leave the arena it is clear he is alert, but not defensive. I am just "sticking our toe in the water" to see how he's going to feel about hacks around the farm. I think you can see in his posture and expression, he was happy when we headed "home." Go to https://goodhorse.org/category/goodhorse/ to learn more.