A horse's back changes a lot during his life.

Also…

Once you try to do cutting or reining, you'll understand the importance of good head position.

Larry T.

I'd like to develop a working relationship not just a pleasure relationship in riding. I
find cutting and reining to be most appealing, especially cutting. When I select a horse,
I will also be getting tack, some lessons locally, and most likely a set of DVDs from you.

I've been watching your online videos, and have two questions. In watching your video
for selecting a saddle, I see the value in getting a saddle that properly fits the horse
and rider – most likely a custom made saddle. If a horse is young and developing,
when can you get a custom saddle that will most likely be a good fit for many years? Do you typically start training to saddle while the horse is younger then this – what do
you use for a saddle at this time?

Secondly, in your videos you correct whenever the horse does not keep its head down.
What is the reason to train the horse to keep its head down? I assume it
encourages the horse to be more attentive to what you ask it to do, not that it is
only a requirement for showing, but I don't know.- hope you can help me understand.

Thanks

I recently purchased a cutting bred yearling filly. So far she seems extremely quick & very attentive….my hopes are that she will be very cowy & enjoy cutting even with all the hard work….only time & lots of training will tell of course but what I am wondering is if you could possibly take a look at her pedigree for me? I don't recognize the horses on her papers but I recognize a lot from her fourth generation back. Another question I have is why would anyone breed a cutter to a halter horse? Zan Parr Bar is 6 generations back on her sires side & he was bred to Shanghai Breeze which is by Impressive. My fillys name is Pepsi Witha Attitude. She is on allbreedpedigree.com if you could tell me if she has good cutting bloodlines. Thank you!

The problem is finding one that will supply you with a horse. Most clinics require you to bring your own horse.

The other problem is finding a clinic with an instructor that's a good communicator and knows how to teach.

Pretty tough to find.

That's why I don't recommend any of the ones I know about.

Larry T.