leg yield help

[mega spoilt ponies]

Hi guys

Having had a few different instructors over the years and read a few different books, I am getting myself in a bit of a pickle re leg yielding.

Instructors and books seem to teach it/exlain the aids for this movement very differently.

Some say it is inside leg behind the girth to 'push them over', some say it is inside hip/groin forward, pushing in the direction of travel.

You will see my confusion - I cant have both my hip/groin pushing sideways and towards the pommel of the saddle and also have that leg far behind the girth (that would be an uncomfortable position!)

Similarly, I have been instructed to open both inside and outside hands by different instructors

If anybody can explain this to me in a basic languae that would be great!

 

[Pigeon]

I guess it's how you teach it to your horse - If I was asking horse to leg yield to the outside, I would put weight in outside seatbone, and inside leg behind the girth and nudge with each stride. Sometimes opening outside rein and looking to the outside helps if they don't get the message straight away.

 

[mega spoilt ponies]

that makes sense, thanks!