The strategies Wieschhoff used were aimed at helping the horse gain confidence about detecting and navigating objects with his hind feet, as well as teaching him more about the various cues she may use to ask a horse to back up when not mounted.

Wieschhoff has competed at the four-star level of eventing at both Kentucky and Badminton, is an ICP certified Level IV instructor and holds an r course design license. She owns a boarding and training facility in Lexington, Ky.

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In this edition of One Minute With Cathy, Wieschhoff shows off one of the easy tricks she uses to help young horses begin to understand the concept of leg yielding, or moving away from a rider's leg pressure applied to one side.

See a compilation of previous One Minute With Cathy videos here or visit her YouTube chanel.

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Wieschhoff has competed at the four-star level of eventing at both Kentucky and Badminton, is an ICP certified Level IV instructor and holds an r course design license. She owns a boarding and training facility in Lexington, Ky.

In this series of videos, Wieschhoff explains why she teaches her horses to lower their heads on command, why she mounts up slowly, and the safest way to shorten irons.

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