On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 09:44:10AM -0800, Judy Ryder wrote: > > actually, it means something a little different (or at least i'm trying > > for something different with stjarni) -- it means getting him to relax > > his pectoral muscles, and step further under himself with his > > hindquarters. > > OK. So it's not "lifting the front end" that you're looking for or meaning, > it's "lowering the front end", and / or "stepping under with a hind leg".
being on top at the time, i may have a false perspective on this. but it seems to me, as stjarni's personal masseuse, that loosening his pectoral muscles gives him more freedom and lift in the front end, and that that allows him to step further under with the hind -- if his front feet aren't lifted out of the way in time, he can't step under with his hind end. a video might clarify this, but i haven't got one :/ --vicka
