Disunited canter

[Spyda]

I have a rising 5 year old (16.2 TB type) who was lightly backed last year, turned away for 11 months and has been back in work for 6 weeks now: 3 days a week we do 1 hours worth of very hilly roadwork at walk with some 1 or 2 minute trots added in now. And she's also lunged once or twice a week when I cannot ride, for 15 to 20 mins at walk and trot BUT she will burst into canter occasionally and I notice she always chooses to canter the few strides in a disunited gait. If she does take off correctly she'll inevitably buck and switch to disunited. I stress I do not wish her to canter on the lunge but she's a highly strung sort and even the introduction of a single trotting pole to walk over is enough to get her hot and bothered until she's settled down a bit. She'll strike off into canter once or twice during a session and is brought back into trot and walk within 1 or 2 circuits at the very most. Physically she is looking well muscled and she is working well to build a decent top line. My question is, will she 'grow out of' cantering disunited as she matures and we start cantering more on the flat under saddle. Obviously, I am a little concerned this habit of finding the disunited gait more comfortable on a 25m circle will start stick and be hard to break. I haven't cantered her under saddle yet as we lack anywhere suitable ATM. Reassurance needed.

 

[ThePony]

I'd have her checked over. My mare will push off into a disunited canter if she has tightness in her back, pelvis or hamstrings. Does yours do the same regardless of the rein she is on or does she have an easier rein?

 

[Spyda]

I'd have her checked over. My mare will push off into a disunited canter if she has tightness in her back, pelvis or hamstrings. Does yours do the same regardless of the rein she is on or does she have an easier rein?

She does it equally on both reins. I assumed it's because she's large, young and unbalanced and not yet cantered under saddle so unpracticed.