# @theplaidhorsemag on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVmIoS3Da7t
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/58875886-theplaidhorsemag-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/efa99a15eb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-07T20:00:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Plaid Horse Magazine (@theplaidhorsemag) — https://gondola.cc/theplaidhorsemag

## Caption

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

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## Tags

hunterjumper, horsetraining, ridebetter, horseriding, theplaidhorse, showjumping, riderdevelopment, horsewelfare, equitation, horsesport, horsemanship, equestrianlife, barnlife, equestrianeducation, horsesense

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