Try this exercise to activate your horse’s hindleg from the ground
- Ask your horse to walk a small circle around you
- Bring the horse's head towards you and point the whip slightly behind the girth
- The horse should walk a smaller circle with the front legs, with the inside hind stepping under the body on a larger circle
- Look for a softening through the horse's body as they step forward and under with the hindleg
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