Leading in front vs leading beside - what works best?

In my experience building back muscle isn`t about doing exercises that builds back muscle, it`s about how the horse feels when handled and ridden. Because their emotions affect their posture and doing an exercise to build back muscle isn`t going to work if the horse is stressed and therefore in a high neck low back posture. Just as not doing any particular exercise and rather focus on how the horse feels so that he or she lowers the neck and lifts the back from self, will build back muscle even during everyday tasks.

Watch the video below and see the unexpected result of the horses posture when led in front vs led beside. So that you can do the same with your horse. Without spending any extra time or doing any extra exrecises, than what you already do.

Leading in a non controlling way makes horses follow at liberty with self carriage and a functional topline. This is something we can incorporate into the leading we already do, with only a small adjustment.

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