Small actions make the biggest impacts 😍

[u/Intrepid_Minimum_635]

[u/newtownkid]

damn that guys got some serious horse control.

[u/One_Telephone_5798 → u/newtownkid]

This is way more about the horse being well-trained and selected for obedience than the rider. Don't get me wrong, he's obviously part of it but it wouldn't matter if the horse didn't have the right temperament.

They're not just letting any horse be the ones on display with the King's Guard, these horses are carefully and intentionally selected & trained.

[u/Pigasus7 → u/One_Telephone_5798]

I think it is both. Horse and Guard both excellent and a credit to a beautiful tradition.

[u/Minute-Employ-4964 → u/One_Telephone_5798]

Still though! Perfect 3 steps forward then 3 steps back without any acting out at all?

He’s definitely got incredible horse control

[u/One_Telephone_5798 → u/Minute-Employ-4964]

You have absolutely no way of knowing whether the rider or horse had more control over those actions.

Again, these horses are chosen for a reason. This horse isn't dumb. It's not trying to bulldoze over the woman in the wheelchair.

You can't control horses like you can with a video game. The best trained animals only need guidance, not micromanaging to achieve the behavior you want them to.

[u/clarisseAutumn → u/Minute-Employ-4964]

What is the indication from the guard to have those very three soft steps forwards ?

[u/Gabrielsusanlewis420 → u/clarisseAutumn]

A very slight increase in pressure in the opposite leg. Meaning if he wanted to move left, he would put gentle pressure on the belly with his right foot. Also, a gentle pull with the left rein. This horse is extremely well trained, he knows when his rider allows him to get close to specific people, he should be gentle.

[u/PersonalAct3732 → u/clarisseAutumn]

I would imagine he gave some kind of tug on the reins we couldn't see on camera. You can see him pull back very slightly on the third step forward

[u/WhileGoWonder → u/newtownkid]

He knows how to hold his horses