Thanks for elaborating, Swan, but I stand by my original advice. Stopping your bike with your feet is a bad, unsafe habit. The sooner you learn better techniques, the better off you'll be. Those techniques include understanding when to use your front and rear brakes, brake modulation, body position and weight transfer. Again, there are plenty of good videos on YouTube to get you started.

As a relatively new mountain biker, I cannot stress enough how big of a difference--in terms of safety and enjoyment--a few
basic skills can make, safe braking chief among them. Google basic mountain bike skills/drills and start reading and watching. If you have to go offroad to ride, take the time and effort to learn how to do it right.