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Post by whitedonkey on Aug 16, 2012 12:39:32 GMT
What is the best way to teach a horse to canter?
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Post by GinaGeo on Aug 16, 2012 13:04:20 GMT
In a straight line up a long hill. Circles are hard to balance on for babies and the hill means horse can't buck as easily.
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Post by elmere on Aug 16, 2012 13:18:06 GMT
If you're having trouble in the school as they just don't understand, then I would try out on a hack on the straight, most will run into it naturally. Make sure your commands are clear though and use your voice so they connect it for later use in the school, if they know how to canter but are backing off in the school then I would start by lungeing to get them going forward, again with voice commands. Once on their back in the school if you're still having trouble then I would get someone to stand in the middle with a lunge whip. Or is it that the horse is having trouble with balance rather than not understanding?
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Post by whitedonkey on Aug 16, 2012 15:52:11 GMT
Thanks guys - my boy is 7 but has not done much and is more like a 4 year old! he is a native and I think it is the balancing that he finds hard when schooling, what would be the best way to get him cantering on circles?
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Post by rubydoo on Aug 16, 2012 16:21:08 GMT
I find the best way to teach canter is out hacking on safe track or field following an experience horse , giving the correct aids they usually pick it up pretty quick. The lunge is a good place to start in the school
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Post by elmere on Aug 16, 2012 17:10:21 GMT
I would start lungeing in the pessoa to build up his muscles but only start with small sessions of walk and trot gradually increasing over the weeks and then ask for canter when you feel he is ready.
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Post by whitedonkey on Aug 16, 2012 19:04:42 GMT
Thanks again
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Post by sarahp on Aug 19, 2012 8:39:44 GMT
If it's the balance he finds difficult don't canter in the school as he will find the circles too tight for him. Ideally ride (or lunge at canter) in a field, where you can do large circles and gradually make them smaller as he becomes more balanced.
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Post by lulah on Aug 20, 2012 13:11:25 GMT
i think cantering on hacks in straight lines to begin with giving the correct aids and voice commands is a good place to start.
in the school i would work on lots of transitions in walk and trot to strengthen him up and get him to take more weight in his hind, also introduce basic lateral work.
then as he gets more stronger and balanced, canter long sides of the school , building up to large circles.
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