In this podcast, Stacy explains two unintentional releases riders often overlook and the challenges they cause for the horse. These are also things that can happen in your everyday life. Topics include: freezing, shrinking, and withdrawing rider’s lack of awareness of the horse’s experience how to solve for freezing the challenge of lowering energy, hoping to calm horse avoiding ‘offending’ the horse redirecting energy scared horses being un-guided determined horses and ‘open doors’ Noticing how these things happen in 'real life' is an amazing opportunity to understand yourself better, which will improve your time with your horse.