This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a reply to Sarah and Lori My first driving horse, a throughbred, didn't stop for a year!!! No fuss, just not stopping. We wove around at shows and clinics pretending we were exercising, never any fear or stress, just no "real" stopping. After some months, the light bulb went on and he got it. I am sure that Fjords get it faster ;-). I like to drive my Fjord on voice (and whip) commands and talk a lot (usually too loud! as I discovered in a very quiet dressage arena yesterday) He knows whoa (and knows that the judge being right in front of you means "back up" so he does with no cue from me!) so keep working as Lori says on little victories and make sure you have room to move. I'm sure some folks would say work them till they are tired and WANT to stop, but I feel slow and steady CONSISTANT work does it in the long run. Marsha
