HashRouge
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But even in a 4 beat canter you can clearly see which lead the horse is on in front?
Feeling really down
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Grassy
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I wonder whether he’s bunny hopping behind & taking short choppy strides in front?! We need a video
tristar
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with any horse that struggles to pick a lead in canter the last thing i would do is ride it in small circles!
i would try on a big curve, probably in a field,
if you get the correct lead, let the horse flow forwards and use himself on that lead, he needs to use that lead to form a habit and get used to the feel so it becomes normal as the other lead
i would try on a big curve, probably in a field,
if you get the correct lead, let the horse flow forwards and use himself on that lead, he needs to use that lead to form a habit and get used to the feel so it becomes normal as the other lead
Prancerpoos
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4 time canter, I have never heard of that! Also called a trope, apparently. Just googled it and got a video. OMG, it looks horrendous!
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I mean, that's Western pleasure and modern Western pleasure is an abomination regardless of the gait, IMHO.
shortstuff99
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4 beat canter is also referred to as 'school canter' and a lot of the old dressage masters used it a lot.
What breeding is the horse? Is he any sort of pacer?
What breeding is the horse? Is he any sort of pacer?
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
That's the weird western pleasure version. My old Icy could do the most smooth and comfortable four time canter. You could still see what lead it was though
mini_b
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i know nothing about western riding but that, and the really slow lope; always thought they looked lame!
Sossigpoker
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Just thought I'd join in today and say that I couldn't even get a canter today and I feel totally deflated.
And tomorrow will pish down and be windy - so that annoys me in advance!
And tomorrow will pish down and be windy - so that annoys me in advance!
mini_b
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same - cos it was pish down and windy! Got a few strides then spook spook trot giraffe.
go for a hack tomorrow!
Sossigpoker
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Mine was just being stubborn , he is very clever and knows that if he can't be arsed to canter there's little I can do about it (I'm not 100% physically "right")
He's been such a legend for quite a while now so felt really disappointed in both of us.