How to Ride a Half-halt

‘Half-halts’ you say, ‘I ride them all the time’. That may be so, but how confident are you that you’re getting them right? Here we break down this vital aid so you can be sure you’ve got it cracked

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IF YOUR HORSE loses his balance - for example. if he becomes hollow in his back, leans through his shoulder - or if you're going to make a transition, you need to be able bring him back into balance and this is where your half-halt comes into play. We use half-halts to bring our horses into a better state of balance. In fact, we use them an awful lot of the time and if were riding them well, we probably don't realise we