Well said Hardy. It seems that people try to rush getting the extension more than any other step in the training. Keith Yutzy Lone Star Dartmoors http://www.lonestardartmoors.com -----Original Message----- From: Hzlax@xxxxxxx [mailto:Hzlax@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:24 AM To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [drivingpairs] extenting, was adjusting reins I am happy to read that the rein adjustments helped. Now to the question of getting more extension. That's a LONG term project! Extension comes from Collection, and it takes YEARS to build that up properly. I have a series going in Carriage Driving West Magazine about the German Training Scale where more of the details are covered than I can write here. So don't ask for too much too soon. Don't expect miracles. It needs to be built up long term. In the meantime, usually I have found with many drivers, asking for less will often give you more. Don't be greedy, but break down the training into many very small steps, that's how you reach the top, a long long stairway. Hardy _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````