seabsicuit2
Well-Known Member
Do people use the old inside leg on girth / outside leg behind girth or just inside leg/ seatbone ? I much prefer the quality of the canter trans when I just use the inside seatbone/ heel , it feels a lot straighter, free-er and more connected and powerfull. But I must be assymetric because I seem to be completely unable to do this on the left rein!
I can do a good right lead canter transition. I can just sort of flick my inside heel down a little / press on the inside seat bone and can get a lovely balanced spring up into right canter. It just happens naturally, I don't have to think about it.
But left canter trans I am totally useless.I can get the transition absolutely fine by changing methods and just flicking the outside leg back behind the girth , but it never feels as natural/engaged/balanced as the way that I can do it on the right rein.(where i am just using the inside leg) I am just not able to get the same feel/ connection with my left inside seat bone to ask for the canter like I can with the right canter. In dressage tests my left trans will get 8's, but I know it just doesn't have that ultra feel of smoothness and connection.
Any tips for sorting out my wonkiness..
BUT I guess what it all boils down to is which is the better aid to use when asking for canter in the most classical way? I know it's supposed to be the old BHS/ Pony Club thing of inside leg on the girth/ outside leg behind the girth but actually I think just lightly weighting down on the inside seatbone/ heel produces a more connected, engaged transition what do people think ?
I can do a good right lead canter transition. I can just sort of flick my inside heel down a little / press on the inside seat bone and can get a lovely balanced spring up into right canter. It just happens naturally, I don't have to think about it.
But left canter trans I am totally useless.I can get the transition absolutely fine by changing methods and just flicking the outside leg back behind the girth , but it never feels as natural/engaged/balanced as the way that I can do it on the right rein.(where i am just using the inside leg) I am just not able to get the same feel/ connection with my left inside seat bone to ask for the canter like I can with the right canter. In dressage tests my left trans will get 8's, but I know it just doesn't have that ultra feel of smoothness and connection.
Any tips for sorting out my wonkiness..
BUT I guess what it all boils down to is which is the better aid to use when asking for canter in the most classical way? I know it's supposed to be the old BHS/ Pony Club thing of inside leg on the girth/ outside leg behind the girth but actually I think just lightly weighting down on the inside seatbone/ heel produces a more connected, engaged transition what do people think ?