Sit tall, don't lean your body, stay in a riding posture. Ask for lateral movement with your leg, the leg opposite of the bend. Reward immediately when the horse begins to move sideways. And when you get real good at this, don't get too smug, your can teach your horse to do these exercises with backward movement too. There is some risk involved in horse training for both you and the horse.
Horses can cause serious injury.
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