Minnies_Mum
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I'm wondering if anyone can give me any help with this, as I'm getting pretty despondent!
I can't get horses to canter. My own horse is retired now, so I'm riding a variety of other people's and I can't get any of them to do it.... so it's clearly something I'm doing wrong. My own horse wasn't a problem, he's very responsive and all he wants to do is canter anyway, but the new rides I have are much more laid back.
I'm having lessons, but the horse I ride (she only has 2 lesson horses) is notoriously difficult to get into canter anyway (most people find it hard) so I don't think he's helping!
When I ask for canter the horse (whichever one!) ends up running, although less so now, now it's nore like nothing happens at all! I've tried sitting for longer before I ask, I've tried not sitting at all (in case it's my inability to sit to the trot properly that is making me tense up), I've tried really exagerrating my aids and putting my leg RIGHT back but none of it is working
It never used to be a problem, now it's this big thing (which I think is part of it, I have a mental issue now) and I dread my instructor saying the "c word" (!) because I know it won't happen and I get so frustrated.
Cookies if you got this far, does anyone have any suggestions? My instructor even said she didn't have any more ideas in my last lesson!
I can't get horses to canter. My own horse is retired now, so I'm riding a variety of other people's and I can't get any of them to do it.... so it's clearly something I'm doing wrong. My own horse wasn't a problem, he's very responsive and all he wants to do is canter anyway, but the new rides I have are much more laid back.
I'm having lessons, but the horse I ride (she only has 2 lesson horses) is notoriously difficult to get into canter anyway (most people find it hard) so I don't think he's helping!
When I ask for canter the horse (whichever one!) ends up running, although less so now, now it's nore like nothing happens at all! I've tried sitting for longer before I ask, I've tried not sitting at all (in case it's my inability to sit to the trot properly that is making me tense up), I've tried really exagerrating my aids and putting my leg RIGHT back but none of it is working
It never used to be a problem, now it's this big thing (which I think is part of it, I have a mental issue now) and I dread my instructor saying the "c word" (!) because I know it won't happen and I get so frustrated.
Cookies if you got this far, does anyone have any suggestions? My instructor even said she didn't have any more ideas in my last lesson!