Part 1: Warm-Up and Circling: Justin works a Futurity horse three months before the futurity and he shows you:

• How to soften a horse that leans in on the circle at the lope.
• Why he steers them to the inside of a circle then to the outside of the circle.
• How and where he lets a horse break down with cadence making a smooth transition.
• How he addresses issues in the warm-up, so he doesn’t have to fix it in the actual maneuver itself.

Part 2: Turn-arounds: Justin works on the spins explaining:

• The difference between the herd and rein work turn around.
• How to fix a horse that is a little forward in the rein work turn.
• Why he doesn’t have a lot of drills and prefers to focus on working the horse in the moment.

Part 3:Rundowns and Stops: Justin works on his rundowns and stops, explaining:

• Why he begins by loping up and down the arena slowly.
• Why he isn’t bothered on day 1 of rein work if the horse takes a few trotting steps before lead departure.
• The importance of gaining control of the horses feet.
• Shows you what he does if he mis-times the stop in the rundown.
• When he adds speed to the rundown