What you are after is a very slight bend to take away the hindquarters and your horse will soon understand what you are asking. After you master the walk, move on to the trot. You have to practice this at the walk, trot, canter, and gallop. Be careful when you start with the trot and canter, too much bend and the horse may actually fall down. There is some risk involved in horse training for both you and the horse.
Horses can cause serious injury.
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