From a foundation of communication and groundwork......

Teaching a horse to lead does not simply mean that you pick up the lead rope and he follows you. Leading means that you can ask the horse to go left, right, sideways, backwards, wherever you wish him to put his feet. After all, that is what you are going to ask of him when you ride. You are going to ask him to go where you want, confidently and without hesitation.

The groundwork made this possible and one should keep in mind that what a horse does on the ground is indicative of what he will do with you in the saddle.

Schooling for both horse & rider. Jeff can get you working in unison with your horse improving communication between the horse & rider.

.... to a smooth transition to the saddle.

A horse can find it very difficult to do what you are asking of him if he does not know where to put his feet. In the first picture I am finishing the work on this horse that would not load. I taught him that I was simply asking him to move his feet in the direction I wanted wherever that may be. I am doing so here on my lariat. The horse understands and I ask him to load into the trailer from 15 feet away on the end of my lariat. Confident in my direction, he loads.