How to ride it

While in walk, pick a marker in your schooling area at which you’re going to ask for a transition to trot Just before you reach the marker, ask your horse to trot by softening your hands a little as you squeeze with your legs Pick another marker in your school where you’re going to ask for a downward transition to walk As you approach the marker, relax your legs and close your fingers around your reins to ask your horse to walk Moving on from walk-trot-walk transitions, try transitions within the pace. In trot, ask him to slow his trot for a few steps Now allow your horse forwards and back to a working trot. Make these transitions within the pace gradual