Ask a Trainer – Accepting Contact with Team SmartPak Rider Shannon Dueck

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Team SmartPak Rider and Pan American Games Silver Medalist Shannon Dueck is back in this week’s Ask a Trainer Video! Watch to learn Shannon’s top four tips and exercises for helping a horse accept contact and work correctly under saddle.

Watch our previous episodes here:

Neck Reining with Matt Mills

Canter Transitions with Hope Glynn

Mounting Safety with Shannon Dueck

Working Turn on the Forehand with Allison Springer

Protective Cross Country Vests with Boyd Martin

Reining Conformation with Matt Mills 

Leg Strength Exercises with Hope Glynn

Pan American Games Silver Medalist: Shannon Dueck