The Only Male You Can Make Do What You Want.....

Ok So that is really only true about 80% of the time. The other 20% I'm fighting tooth and nail to make him move off my leg, go the speed I want, bring his head down and in, or slow his lope down to the point where I feel like he's not going to throw me if I want to turn. The reality is that unless that horse wants to do what I want I am not going to make an 1100 pound animal do anything I want.

I was trying to canter Al and he seemed to think that it was appropriate to go left when I wanted to go right. So I made him do it again.....and again....and again...until finally he did what I wanted. This is either stupid or perseverance not sure which. Now you can't make people do what you want over and over again until they get it right....but wouldn't it be awesome if you could?!?!?!