Objective: Begin lope work. Aim for 'framing up' just before asking for a stop.

The horse should not be expected to do this exercise until she can do all the others very well.

Begin with her natural lope first--just let her lope around without being pestered, at her own speed.

1. Push her into the bridle with your seat and legs.
2. Lift your hands and cue for her to break at the poll.
3. When you feel she is collected and in frame, cue her to stop.
4. Praise her, let her catch her breath, then lope again.
5. Lope just a short way, repeat 1 thru 4.
   
   Don't yank on her, but if she 'wallers' around on the stop, just
   ask her to back up.

You see, if we were to ask the horse to BEGIN loping in frame, that's an awful lot of work for her that she isn't conditioned to yet.

So, we make it easier for her by not being picky about how she lopes -- then we cue her to frame up -- then we reward her by letting her stop. Maybe you'll even give her a butterscotch wafer or a piece of apple. If you want to incorporate 'marker' aka 'clicker' training into the routine, issue the marker/click at the moment she is in frame.

Amazingly enough, you will find that your horse will 'ask' to stop by carrying herself in frame! After several more consistent practice sessions over a period of days, she'll even be in frame for her lope departures. The beauty of this is, it is done without draw reins and without yanking on her face or making her heavy on the forehand.

To be effective, this exercise must be repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. It must always be done with kindness and patience.