The half halt is referred to endlessly in equine texts in almost every equine discipline. I have found it nearly universal that few amateur owners and many trainers really do not have a clear idea of what a half halt really is. Here is the stinger, it’s just as easy to answer what god is. That’s because there are as many interpretations of this movement as there are horsemen. Some use a half halt for every movement, others only to ...

In this month’s exercise of the month I’d like to show you a few of the things that wouldn’t fit onto the pages of my March/April 2009 Driving Digest article on driving from the left hand.