Horse falling in/leaning on inside aids/'motorbiking'!?!?!?!?!

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Hi Guys

I wonder if you could help me with a schooling issue we're having at the moment?!
Our right rein is the worst for both of us but what I've found Bailey is doing at the mo is leaning/falling in in trot and kind of 'motorbiking' as if we're on the wall of death!?!?
What should I do? Do I need stronger inside leg aids?
Help please!
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ps I have posted some recent pics in PG if anyone wants to see what I mean!
 
do lots of lunging and do lots of half passes/leg yield/turn on the forehand to get horse moving away from your leg. also do LOTS of circles. if hes not in pain he may just be stiff. also make sure your using your leg effectively.
 
Sounds like the problem I have at the moment! I am very right dominant and have made my horse the same.

My instructor has me opening the right rein completely. We then concentrating on getting the hind leg to come through underneath, leg once then if no response immediately stick twice. It's working (very slowly) and we are starting to get some nice bend.

She says she is correcting us both at the same time.
 
cantering squares instead of circles can also help, insisting they bring the inside hind underneath them and getting them more straight, turning using the outside leg rather than too much rein. We had this problem for quite a while (he started as a jumper really), in the end of a temporary change of bit so he actually listened a bit more and loads of lessons. His canter is now very established and lots of friends have ridden him lately and said he has the most balance canter of any of their horses.
 
Your horse first needs to be straight...... work on that first down the long sides make sure you are riding into an even contact, inside leg into outside rein, as soon as the horse deviates little squeeze of the fingers on the outside rein and inside leg.
When you want to turn right think of bringing the shoulder round so use outside leg, don't use inside rein to pull round. Make sure you don't allow your weight to slip to the inside,he may do this to you, but you need to stay evenly balanced in the saddle.
Your pics are lovely, he looks great, you'll get there.
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'll try each of them in turn when I school next!
Keep suggestions coming too - I need all the help I can get!!!!!!
 
It helps to have someone on the ground that can tell you when you are straight. To me to start with I felt like he was totally bent the wrong way but instructor (who I did believe honest!) would say 'he's straight now can you feel that?' answer normally no it just feels odd but it got better! I had gotten to use to wrong being normal.
 
Thanks!
I think you've hit the nail on the head - funnily enough I kept trying to shift my weight to the left cos I felt like I was going to end up on the deck!
I try not to use my hands much at all which is probably wrong, but I just try to do everything from my leg - I know there's a bit of each needed but I'm trying to bottom one thing at a time!!!!!!
I ride him on too long a rein but he tends to get very tense if you get hold of him - probably something I just need to ride him thro tho?
Instead of keeping him on a smaller circle & trying to spiral him in to engage back end I'll try riding larger and straighter!
 
More weight on outside seat bone / lead with inside hip. More contact on outside rein and lift up inside rein a little when you go around the corner. Works with my boy
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Use your inside leg to ask the inside hind to step through but contain it with outside hand.

I couldn't get on with opening inside hand, he just falls out through his outside shoulder.
 
Gradually shorten your reins till he gets used to taking a contact, he may argue a little at first, but keep your leg on and firm and push/squeeze into your hand, your hands need to be still but keep your fingers soft and allowing.
When he is straight between hand and leg...then you can start to do turns and circles, bringing the shoulder round, once he is straight you'll find the rest slots into place.
Have a great time.
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