Quotes from the Masters – Laterals 2

​François de la Guérinière
If a horse refuses to move sideways in one of the two directions, it is a sign that he has not been rendered supple enough on the opposite side.

Nuno Oliveira
…the shoulder-in means controlling the outside much rather than driving the inside.

François L’Hotte
Only when the horse is calm and confident can he give the rider his impulsive forces which the rider can then use at will.

Nuno Oliveira on Half Pass

• When the half pass is well prepared, you only have to watch the forward-sideways motion.
• Don’t exaggerate the bend in the half pass. Otherwise you block the inside shoulder.
• The inside leg is the most important one in the half pass. It receives the horse, maintains the bend, and, if necessary, the impulsion.
• Regulate your half pass problems with the outside rein.
• Apply the rule in the half pass as well that you cease your activity once the movement is initiated. It is a matter of psychology, rewarding the obedience.
• Bring the horse into the half pass position, and, once begun, try merely to accompany him with the seat.