Controlling the Horse's Shoulders - This Weeks Training Suggestion

Practice leading your horse. Your horse should walk when you walk and stop when you stop. Ideally you want to teach your horse to follow your body language and not have to use too much physical pressure. Your horse should stay slightly behind you and off to the side and you should practice leading them on both sides. You can also try teaching your horse to draw their shoulders toward your whip. Walking backwards point your whip at one shoulder and ask the horse to move over to the side of you. So when your pointing at their left shoulder they should be over to your right side and vice versa. The last exercise moves your horse's shoulder back and over which promotes lightness and flexibility in the shoulder and encourages your horse to take weight on the hind end. These exercises seem fairly basic but making your horse lighter and easier to move around will prove beneficial for both of you.

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