Tip/Quote of the Day # 4010
Position your horse in a slight shoulder fore before every movement or transition, to help him engage his inside hind leg and really step through from behind.
Position your horse in a slight shoulder fore before every movement or transition, to help him engage his inside hind leg and really step through from behind.
"As the beginning of the session should be, the end of the session should be: long neck, stretch over the back, swing." ~ Carl Hester
Acceptance of the outside rein is key to resistance free downward transitions.
You should feel like you have to ask your horse to stop, rather than simply "letting" him stop. If he stops when you let him, he is behind your leg.
To successfully maintain the elusive forward feeling hands, imagine that you are pushing a shopping cart as you ride forward into the bit.