Another useful tool on the ground is moving laterally from pressure. Chelsea demonstrates how to do a leg yield from the ground with the horse’s head to the wall, which helps with a boundary to go sideways instead of forward. When the horse gets it right, she removes the aid and relaxes her body so the horse understands he did what she wanted.
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