Leg yield is a basic lateral movement we teach a horse. Teaching the horse to leg yield offers many benefits and provides a good foundation for other more advanced movements. A true leg yield is hard to perform if you don’t know what to feel for when riding. It can be initially taught in hand to help the horse understand what is being asked of them. This is also a good time to assess how easy the horse finds the movement as this will help to give a rough guide…

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