How do you

[hairymolly]

Teach a young horse to bend round your inside leg?
Have kind of always taken this for granted in my horses and my horse young horse thinks my inside leg is for holding her self up with!
Any hints or tips welcomed.

 

[ladybones]

I dont know if this will work for bending, but when i was having trouble getting my young horse to move away from the leg it helped to do some work from the ground just holding him whilst i used the end of the whip to poke him where my leg would be gently until he moved away from it. it just helped to get the point across without huffing and puffing in the school.

 

[Storminateacup]

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I dont know if this will work for bending, but when i was having trouble getting my young horse to move away from the leg it helped to do some work from the ground just holding him whilst i used the end of the whip to poke him where my leg would be gently until he moved away from it. it just helped to get the point across without huffing and puffing in the school.

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The way I teach this too. Simple and effective