Swiftcurrent Creek Barb

She let him move forward and find a pace beside her, and gave him a few moments to settle into his gait before she turned her head to appraise his movements. He loped. "Jog," She instructed, wanting him to move alongside her in a two-beat pattern. She intended to fine-tune him from the ground up- and that meant making sure that his movements were sound, so he could be properly balanced. She would slow her pace a bit of necessary, to keep him in an easy jog that he should be able to sustain for long periods of time. 

"Keep your neck muscles engaged," She instructed. "But not tense," She advised. When she looked forward, the line down her spine from where it began at the base of her head down to the point at her hips moved very little, aside from a slight flex with each pace. She didn't sway from side to side, nor did she allow her belly to sag or her head to bob. As such, she kept her figure supported, and cut a figure that appeared firm and focused, without putting tension into her joints. "Let your leg joints- all the way down to your toes- cushion each step," She said. This gave her the slight bounce to her step, and it was where her momentum came from.