05/16/2022
Just as much as I want my horses to lead respectfully beside me, I want them to lead well behind me. I hate feeling as if Iβm dragging a horse behind me like a stolen dog. If I walk off or pick up my pace, I want my horse to be right there with me, coming off the halter pressure but staying a respectful distance away from me, not breathing down my neck.
To teach a horse to lead behind me, I use the Intermediate exercise Leading Behind. It teaches a pushy horse that wants to run over top of you to respect your space, and it gets a lazy horse that drags behind you to come forward off light halter pressure.
I find that this exercise works best when you do it at random times when the horse is least expecting it. Itβs a test to see how quick he is to come off the halter pressure and follow you. When youβre leading him to or from the pasture, jog off and see what he does.
Youβll notice that if you practice the exercise when the horse is least expecting it, heβll start to pay more attention to you because he knows that at any time you might make his feet move. β Clinton
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