This is Part 1 of a three part conversation. Dominique is once again choosing topics from my on-line clinics. We begin with a question from an individual is doing a wonderful job with her very tall horse. A year ago he was scaring her by rearing and striking out. Now they are a fun team to watch. I love how soft his expression has become. Grown-ups and head lowering have played an important role in creating this change. She was asking about what she should do when her horse offered head lowering at times when she wasn’t intentionally cueing it.

We explore this question by talking about building duration, inadvertent chains, and the meaning of the phrase - walking off casually.