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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! For your horse’s sake, LEARN THIS!

You should never ride a downward transition by pulling back on the reins. Instead, you should ride them using your seat.

👉 Before the transition, your seat should passively follow your horse's movement.
👉 To ask for the transition, you stop your seat.
👉 Once your horse has transitioned, you allow your hips to follow your horse's movement once again.

You can give a rein aid by closing your fingers around the reins (not pulling back), but downward transitions should always be ridden more from the seat than from the reins.

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