On both sides of its body, the horse is asked to bend in laterally, to step under the point of weight and to move forward down.
The circle has to be round:
A horse that is not corrected for its natural crookedness and the natural balance, will fall on the inside shoulder or over the outside shoulder.
Natural crookedness is a muscular problem that can be corrected by proper training. The circle is a very useful exercise to straighten a horse. A straight horse:
- Can bend equally to the left and to the right
- Can do all exercises to the left and to the right
- Can push and carry equally in both hind legs
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