Don't restrict forward movement. Don't even consider getting on the horse unless you can do this on the ground. With a young horse, we don't do anything other than get on and off until they are soft and can deal with this without moving their feet. The most important thing to remember is to reward the horse for appropriate behavior. There is some risk involved in horse training for both you and the horse.
Horses can cause serious injury.
Be sensible and don't attempt anything that is outside your comfort level. This information is intended to illustrate how we apply our training techniques, you are responsible for using this information wisely. Seek advice or assistance from a professional horse trainer. Enter your e-mail address to be notified automatically when new articles are added to our training section, we try to add a new article each month. We give away one gift certificate to someone on our mailing list every month.