For many years, I was no good at lead changes. I can’t tell you how much money I have lost by missing a lead by half a stride or dragging a lead by two strides.
One day, Jim Paul, a legendary horse trainer out in Arizona, told me something I’ll never forget: “Lead changes have nothing to do with changing direction.”
A proper lead change has nothing to do with direction. To be able to change leads properly in the front and hind legs simultaneously, a horse has to have his body and spine straight.
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