How do you steer a horse once you are on the horse?

There are 2 different ways to "steer" or direct a horse:

direct reining: hold the left rein in the left hand and the right rein in the right hand. make sure they are even!!!! pull the left rein toward your hip if you want to go left, or the right if you want to go right, when the horse's nose is pointing the direction you want to go, release the tension on the rein. nudge the horse with the OPPOSITE leg as you pull on hte rein(ex. left leg to go right, right leg to go left.) this method is used for both English and western riding

Neck reining: chek the reins to make sure they are even and hold both in your dominant hand, to go right, lay the left rein on the horses, neck, they will yield to the pressure, again relase the tension when their nose is the direction you want to go. and again, nudge the horse with the opposite leg at the same time you use the reins. to go left, lay the right rein on the horses neck, when their nose is pointing the direction you want, release the tension on the rein. this method is only used in western riding.