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Thank you all for your opinions and descriptions. It is always good 
for me to get a recap on the mechanics of the rising trot. I do not 
have an arena but I ride some crooked trails and also circle him 
around scarey bushes and such. I also switch diagonals a lot (ever 
since Marci C was so kind to teach me at Eastern Mojave years ago) 
and I have noticed that the rougher side has remained rough and the 
smoother side smooth.

I am going to do some real circles in some meadows and determine 
which diagonal is rough and check his legs for problems. On straight 
stretches it also amazes me that I cannot see any difference in how 
the horse is moving his head or the rhythm of his hooves when I 
change diagonals but suddenly my post gets a lot higher.

BUT...once I determine which is which I still do not know if the 
diagonal with the higher post is weak or strong. I want to know which 
one I should spend more time on to even out my horses diagonals.

Don Huston


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