Tai Ji is like a person, it can be any type of character: good Tai Ji makes people who are balanced, sensitive, practical but with high ideals. Other types of Tai Ji can be 'crippled', usually because of an overemphasis on one point. For example, if you are forced to begin by holding too deep a horse stance for too long, you will have to compensate for the strain on your back by leaning forward, leading to a non-erect spine.
But by now the stance should be getting lower: remember to make an arch and be as if sitting on a low stool. After practice, even at this stage, you should feel your thighs a bit tired, but not your knees. As you transfer your weight from one foot to another there will be a moment of closing of the arch and perhaps coming up slightly, preparatory to taking all the weight by sinking down a bit more.
Putting this into practice, it felt like the next stage in the process of strengthening the form, complementing the points about not having a straight back leg and not leaning forward.
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