There is very little about riding and training that comes naturally to a horse, but fortunately, they have a strong and natural propensity to recognize and give meaning to patterns. We exploit that part of their nature every day with very little recognition of its importance.
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.