Laura reminds us that the horse needs to wait for the rider, and if she gets tense to do a circle or some form of positioning so that the horse doesnt feel trapped. But at the same time, the horse needs to stay on the aids. They practice walk/canter transitions, and Laura points out a horse is late in the transition when the haunches go to the inside instead of picking up canter. She stresses that the rider needs to hold herself very accountable for the transitions in order for them to be high quality.