She mentioned that during one of the rides they took. Treasure was fidgety at the beginning, but by the end, she’d become real soft and quiet. During subsequent rides, the fidgeting went away completely, but as the rides went on Treasure sometimes became a little anxious. Instead of making her try to control her anxiousness, as she would have in the past, Jo allowed Treasure the opportunity to express her opinion. She allowed the mare to move when she felt like she had to, but Jo also stepped up and directed her in a soft and meaningful way, usually asking her to do some serpentines or figure
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