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Teach your horse to go sideways!

Why is it important?
🌟Sideways is a major component for leads & lead changes.
🌟 Purposeful for opening gates, cow work, etc..
🌟 Sport specific: english/western dressage, trail classes
🌟 Horse moves w/ better self carriage.

Starting Out:
1. Horse should yield front & back end separately & easily using rhythmic pressure.
2. Teach sideways away using a fence to block forward movement.
3. Combine the front end & back end yields along the fence.
4. Once it’s good on the ground, try the same riding w/ contact moving to a loose rein.

Get creative w/ sideways!
-Ask for sideways from different spots around your horse.
-Go sideways over obstacles or open a gate while riding.
-Test the connection, ask for sideways from different distances.
-Teach your horse to go sideways away & towards you.
-Broaden your lateral movements while riding, haunches in, shoulder in, leg yield, & half pass.

Schedule a private lesson or have me teach your horse first. 🐴

Tab (765) 714-7171
Knox, Indiana