In horse sale ads and rider wish lists, you see it everywhere: “cannot have a stop.” But trainer Ann DeMichele argues that expecting a horse to jump no matter what misses the point—and can even be dangerous. Horses aren’t machines programmed to perform. Sometimes a stop is the horse telling us something isn’t right: the distance, the balance, the straightness, the ride. And those moments can teach riders more than the horses that always say yes. #EquestrianLife #HunterJumper #ShowJumping #Equitation #HorseTraining #Horsemanship #HorseRiding #BarnLife #HorseSense #HorseWelfare #RideBetter #HorseSport #ThePlaidHorse #EquestrianEducation #RiderDevelopment