Madam_max
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Has anyone any tips on teaching a SJ what counter canter means. It's getting beyond a joke, when I did my last BD she did beautiful changes (not required at Novice
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Counter Canter
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Tempi
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Ive told you before, sod all the boring novice stuff and start at advanced medium
Madam_max
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*snigger* she would get 8's for her changes and 4's for the rest
Nickymac
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Maybe try riding shallow loops down the long side of the school, then make them deeper. If that goes try to doing a figure of eight so that when you get to X you do a few strides of counter canter, then trot. Next time do a few more strides, and so on and so on until you can do one loop of the figure of eight in true canter and one in counter canter.
Madam_max
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Thanks. She's fine with loops off the track, it's usually when she has to come across the diagonal or do a loop back to the track
Baggybreeches
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OMG I have just had the most awful session with my boy (exracehorse) because I hurt my knee running. The trick is to be really clear and even 'overexaggerate' the aids at first until they understand. Being strong and clear is definitely the key.
Madam_max
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Personally, I think she is naughty as sometimes she does it perfectly then other times, especially when excited she changes.
KatB
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Yeah Im having to fight with flying changes aswell
Does anyone know if nov 25 or 27 have counter canter in?!!
Baggybreeches
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Thanks. She's fine with loops off the track, it's usually when she has to come across the diagonal or do a loop back to the track
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Words of my trainer still ringing in my ears from this morning
'RIDE EVERY STRIDE' without seeing it, it sounds like you are doing what I do and relaxing for a millisecond, which is just when they do it! (Back to the track=nearly there, in my brain)!!
Thanks. She's fine with loops off the track, it's usually when she has to come across the diagonal or do a loop back to the track
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Words of my trainer still ringing in my ears from this morning
'RIDE EVERY STRIDE' without seeing it, it sounds like you are doing what I do and relaxing for a millisecond, which is just when they do it! (Back to the track=nearly there, in my brain)!!
Madam_max
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Don't think 27 does, can't remember 25. *snigger* my next novice has no counter canter in, I made sure
Madam_max
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I've been taught to over-ride it, do this do that. John Lassetter told me to let go of her completely
Baggybreeches
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Personally, I think she is naughty as sometimes she does it perfectly then other times, especially when excited she changes.
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You have a naughty horse! Surely such a thing does not exist!
Personally, I think she is naughty as sometimes she does it perfectly then other times, especially when excited she changes.
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Baggybreeches
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I've been taught to over-ride it, do this do that. John Lassetter told me to let go of her completely
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Haha He does have a sense of humour!!
If he did that to me I would die (or be killed!)
I've been taught to over-ride it, do this do that. John Lassetter told me to let go of her completely
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Haha He does have a sense of humour!!
Madam_max
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Yes he does actually. I just did as I was told though
kerilli
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try exaggerating the bend around the leading leg (that you want to keep), and keeping everything else very soft. keep outside-of-bend leg slightly back to discourage the change, other leg doing nothing. my tricksy mare got the hang of it eventually, incl canter serpentines, but i had to be really passive about all my aids and not give her a reason to change, if you see what i mean.
StaceyTanglewood
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oh i have the exact same problem it drives me crazy !!!
sorry i havent found a solution apart from not doing a novice with CC in !!
sorry i havent found a solution apart from not doing a novice with CC in !!
Madam_max
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kizzywiz
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I'm the other way, have beautiful counter canter, she is learning changes, & my trainer Tracey can do them on her, but in my case it's the blind leading the blind, with Tracey shouting, "she's changed, she's changed!!" OMG, wish I was you lot, as our sj has so improved, but wish we could do a beautiful change rather than counter canter or canter, trot, canter. Sighs enviously.....
StaceyTanglewood
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Glad it's not just me. She will pick up any canter lead down the long side. When I can get her to do counter canter, she makes it look like she has a disability. I could understand, but she's not unbalanced, she just doesn't want to do it
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mine is a chestnut mare - she is just difficult !! she can do it easily but having been a showjumper for the past 10 years she just finds it easier to change and cant see why we should go round on the wrong leg - its just silly !!!
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mine is a chestnut mare - she is just difficult !! she can do it easily but having been a showjumper for the past 10 years she just finds it easier to change and cant see why we should go round on the wrong leg - its just silly !!!
Madam_max
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Exactly the same
She obviously knew the last test so as soo as we came across the diagonal, she thought she would help me and change
StaceyTanglewood
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Exactly the same
She obviously knew the last test so as soo as we came across the diagonal, she thought she would help me and change
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or maybe they just get bored at novice level x
Exactly the same
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or maybe they just get bored at novice level x
Madam_max
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