So it should be part of the day to day training. She goes along oblivious and in so doing, isn't going to undo anything I've done. She states that for the horse to carry itself, the rider must allow it to do so. You should be able to take your leg off the horse and have the horse go on, not stop dead, but maintain the frame, carriage and tempo. That takes one stride, then you should be able to be passive for a few strides.
Passivity includes awareness of and sympathy with the horse.
Then your hands become part of the horse's mouth, your legs part of his sides, your seat one with his back. Lendon feels that a rider at any level must not forget that the goal is to become a part of the horse. According to the dressage rider, misunderstanding contact often undermines the horse's stabilization. People think contact is holding or pulling. Contact is simply taking the slack out of the reins and nothing more.