I've been working with my horse, trying to begin
proper conditioning. He has no problem with miles but does need a bit of
encouragement to keep up his pace. I just switched a couple weeks ago to
an English saddle that fits him much more comfortably than my Western saddle and
he is more willing to step out. My question is, he really, really dislikes
posting, at least with my body doing it. Granted, I'm not an experienced
poster and maybe we will get better. When out on the trail, do most folks
post or sit or use the 2-point? He doesn't object at all to sitting
although I don't think it would be feasible in the longer distances as he isn't
all that smooth. His preference is actually cantering but I have been
trying to hold him back on higher speed and up the distances before we go to
more speed work. Right now, depending on the temperature, we are going 4
to 6 miles per hour pretty consistently regardless of distance about one-third
trotting and two-thirds walking.
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