{"id":57041,"date":"2021-01-14T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T23:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=57041"},"modified":"2021-01-14T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T23:33:27","slug":"top-tip-from-george-morris-how-to-train-a-halt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2021\/01\/top-tip-from-george-morris-how-to-train-a-halt\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tip from George Morris, how to train a halt…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning from the Master, tips from George Morris. Chris Hector records,\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie Kermond demonstrates using one of Vicki\u00a0Roycroft’s trees…<\/b><\/p>\n

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Right from the first clinic I saw George conduct twenty years ago, the rider is instructed to use a barrier to help lighten the stop:<\/h1>\n

\u201cWhat is a stopping aid? A fence, a tree, a fancy car…<\/p>\n

I love galloping at those Bentleys and Rolls Royces they have in Wellington and using them to stop my horse. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Steer at the fence, make him light to your hand. Always add your voice to the stop in front of the wall, whoa, so there is an association between the voice and the halt. When the horse stops, wait six seconds to teach him immobility. Turning to a barrier is a great exercise and it saves the horse\u2019s mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor discipline, park your horse in the corner after the last jump.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

George Morris – vintage 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n