It really is just common sense that we should do our best to prepare a horse for what is ahead. I don’t understand the dogma of leaving horses virtually untouched until we are ready to put them to work. We send our children to school before we send them into the workforce.
LONG AND LOW COMES FIRST
STOP BEFORE YOU DROP
TRAINING FOR SOFTNESS -Part 2
TRAINING FOR SOFTNESS - Part 1
This is a very brief and cursory explanation I believe we need to understand how to train softness in a horse. I could go on in much more depth about these concepts. However, now that you have a rudimentary understanding of lightness and softness, the next post will try to cover the principles of teaching softness to a horse.