Test The Method: What’s Your Fundamentals IQ?

Stuck on an exercise? Need help fine-tuning Yield the Forequarters? Can’t figure out how to draw your horse to a stop? Does your horse take off at the canter? Have sticky feet in the backup? You can find answers to all those questions and much more on the NWC website’s exclusive “Test the Method” videos in which Clinton grades and critiques three club members, all at various stages of the Method, as they demonstrate all the Fundamentals exercises. Covering the 27 exercises featured in the Fundamentals level of the Method, the video series not only gives you an idea of what to aim for in each exercise, but offers countless success tips and troubleshooting advice to fine-tune your application of the Method. You can find the videos on the NWC website by clicking on the “Video” tab and selecting the “Test the Method” link.

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