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I think you're doing it exactly right.  Once a horse has learned that 
cue to stop and stops, you've achieved your goal.  The goal, after all 
is a stop, not a spin or turn.
Laney

sherman wrote:
> //Maybe I‘m doing the one-rein stop wrong, but I don’t get any spin once 
> they learn it, only initially, while teaching it. After they know it, 
> when I apply pressure on the one side, they stop without any spin. I 
> think they understand that I want them to be still because I’m not using 
> any leg on them. Because I usually ride with a snaffle or halter, I use 
> one rein to slow my horse, also, just a little tip of the wrist gives 
> the signal to slow up a bit, that is, as long as the horse is listening 
> (:>)//
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> /*/I like the fact that I can use a very light hand to stop or rate 
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