Position exercise: Mirroring in the saddle part 1

Have you ever asked your horse to give you riding and position lessons? Well they're the greatest teachers so why not? Here's how you can do it.

First at a stand still with your reins in hand, and your hips and body balanced and tall (tall from lifting your core) on the center of your horse. Develop a muscle memory for what your middle balance is. You can always stop and go back there if you lose it. Practice turning extremely to the right and left without losing you center of balance and holding the reins with a somewhat slack feel. While you are doing this notice what your horse does and make a note. Once you've done this at the halt, I want you to start walking and do the same thing at the walk and notice what your horse does again. Remember to keep you balance equal and in the middle, lifting from you core while turning extremely to the right and left alternating. Do it slow and pause in the center position straight before switching to the other side. Notice if when you turn to each side you keep your hips equal and you keep you balance in the middle. What does you horse do when you take these positions? The answer to this exercise is in listening to what your horse tells you while you do this without judgement. Let me know what you discover in the comments section.
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