 |
RE: [RC] ...Canter Leads/from Trot - Libby & Quentin Llop DVMTo get the canter lead you want from a trot every time is very simple. All you have to do is weight your inside leg, move back your outside leg, open your inside rein and half halt your outside rein just as the inside foreleg is coming down. The "inside" being the lead you want. You may discover that you have some body control issues, but keep practicing. Libby -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Don Huston Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 1:29 PM To: Truman Prevatt; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] ...Canter Leads/from Trot Truman, Thanks for sharing your methods. Just out of desperation and dumb luck I have tried several times to "stay up in the post a half beat longer" while trotting to see if anything changes and all I get is a double time butt whacking from the saddle as "lumox" continues doing whatever the hell he's doing. I also try tipping his nose a little left or right but I need a wide trail unless I want to be ripping thru the pucker bushes. I like the idea of dressage lessons with new scenery but in the meantime is there a ring exercise like trotting figure 8's using some new leg aid or a magical cuss word? Don Huston At 06:39 AM 1/2/2006 Monday, you wrote: It all depends on the experience level of the horse. For my experienced horses, all I need to do is drop a seat bone to get a lead change. With those horses my legs automatically go to the correct positions. The experienced horses will also "read the trail" and switch leads according to the twist and turns in the trail. For a less experienced horse, I will use both me seat bones and legs - one leg slightly behind he girth, the other at the girth and a little more weight on that seat bone. If the horse doesn't have the experience to understand this or strength and balance to execute it he needs some work on the trail and in the ring. To switch diagonals I normally stay up in the post a half beat longer. After awhile the "being on the correct diagonal to ask for a canter" will become second nature for you and your horse. Truman Beverley H. Kane, MD wrote: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|