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Start on the ground.
Halter your horse
Attach a long line lead rope to the halter.
With your left hand holding your horses headstall near the clip.
With your right hand put pressure in the middle of the rip cage, your horse should move away from the pressure.
As your horses back feet cross over each other so to should the from at the same time .
Your horse need only take one step , then stop and immediately click your tongue and reward your horse with a pellet.

Try again As you put pressure on the rib area and slightly push away from you also move the head away at the same time,much like you are gently trying to push the horse over, again reward and increase the steps the horse takes .

Once you have established that horse understands the pressure you have applied with this exercise on the ground then saddle and bridle your horse, mount up .

To side pass(half pass) to the right push your left heel in to the rib area,
This time with the right hand slightly niggle on the rein gently pulling across to the right, keeping the left rein tightish so when you pull the right rein you are asking the horse not to turn his head but to cross over his legs,
as your left heel and calf niggle the horses side you are giving him a feeling of being pushed over as you slightly pull the right rein the horse should respond ,
again once a couple of steps are taken reward with a pat and say Good boy/girl pat the neck as you speak .

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