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As a rider, give yourself credit for being aware of your horse. Instead of second-guessing yourself, pay attention to your instinct. For instance:

 If you think your pace is too slow—it probably is.

 If you think your horse is dead to your legs—he probably is.

 If you think your horse has a dead mouth—he probably does.

 If you think your horse is moving stiffly or feels lame—he probably is.

 If you don’t think your horse is reacting correctly—he probably isn’t.

If, in your riding, something “just doesn’t feel right,” don’t be in a hurry to discount it or ignore it. Riding is a tactile, physical exercise that relies at least as much on feel as it does on logic.

“Feeling” often alerts you to problems with your horse, with a course, or with your riding. Once the problems are defined, however, logic helps you solve them.