Training Buzz: Execute an Effective Half-Halt

Olympian Hilda Gurney explains how to execute the half-halt.

On this week’s Training Buzz, we hear from Hilda Gurney, Olympic dressage team bronze medalist, international judge, trainer, instructor, and breeder. In this clip, she talks about how to execute the half halt as well as how to use the half halt to gain lightness in the bridle and re-balance the horse.

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