Turn around

I rode Audries mule yesterday- I couldnt get his face soft in the turn around because he had been taught to turn by being legged on the outside rib and stiffening his jaw and looking at the spur. (I guess) Anyway I see and feel this a lot and its because the horse hasnt been taught to take an outside leg and give in in the face at the same time.

What finally ended up working on this mule - after much bridling up, counterbending, circling, softening, mostly at the walk, some at the trot. I was getting nowhere untill I finally brought the head way to the inside and used my outside leg a little- with the rockgrinders so it jus took pressure, not pounding- and not much pressure. When the mule stiffened his inside jaw- which he couldnt much because I had him bent, I applied more outside leg, then released the leg when the face softened- namely the inside jaw, so, it didnt take long before the mule softened his jaw at the use of the leg, as opposed to stiffening the jaw at the use of the leg- then when I loosend him up and let him streighten out in the turn around he stayed soft and turned correctly.