exracehorses making there own gait?

[lucindakay]

hi all,
so over the last year i have been bringing on an ex-racehorse, what i would like to know is if anyone found that when they were re-educating their ex-racehorse that their canter was something else... i did expect it but it really took some time to get use to and to adapt myself and try to adapt him so we could find a happy medium, annoyingly we had found our canter and we were happy and balanced but 2 months off canter work due no school and only hacking available to us i found that we are back to square one and we will be relearning how to canter...
sorry odd post i just wanted to know if anyone else had experienced this?

 

[ellie11987]

We don't have a canter at the minute, no balance and its full pelt around the arena. No chance of slowing down at all, it's bizarre really. I need to get her fully balanced in walk and trot before we start cantering.

 

[Missmac]

Dito ellie11987!

Out on hacks he is fine but in the school he does a wall of death and can take a while to stop! This is purely a balance issue so until walk and trot are stronger i wont canter him in the school.

 

[all about Romeo]

We don't have a canter at the minute, no balance and its full pelt around the arena. No chance of slowing down at all, it's bizarre really. I need to get her fully balanced in walk and trot before we start cantering.

Same... canter is awful at the mo! find myself wanting to stand up as it is not very nice to sit to! :s some days are better then others though and im sure he will get there in the end