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I'll try this next time I ride.  And I agree, I stand that half stride for 
the change, although my instructor said to sit.  I think it has to be easier 
on the horse for me to stand, and it is definitely easier on me.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 10:37 AM
Subject: [RC] Changing Diagonals


> Barbara said:
>
> > I have a distinct inclination to post on that diagonal
> > all the time, and some horses I have ridden tend to
> > allow that diagonal, but fight my attempts to change
> > to the other. My current horse is doing that and I am
> > working on changing it anyway. We have various fire
> > roads that curve around the contours of the mountains,
> > and I use them to practice changing diagonals. My
> > horse doesn't like that, but after a few moments, he
> > settles in.
>
> I have found that if you have a horse that is constantly "fighting" your
> attemts to change to the other diagonal (i.e. throwing you back onto its
> preferred diagonal) that the horse is less likely to do this if you
> change your diagonal often...like every ten strides or so.
>
> By doing this, you are teaching the horse to wait for you to change
> yourself which is easier than the effort of making you change...or by
> the time the horse figures out that you have changed onto the diagonal
> it doesn't like, you have already changed back.
>
> Just do the same number of strides on each diagonal (10/10,15/15,8/8)
> whatever and pretty soon the horse just settles in to letting you pick
> the diagonal.
>
> Also, I always stand the half stride for the change.  This, too, is less
> work for the horse.
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
>
>
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