lexibell
Well-Known Member
Hi
Urgent advice please, I have been competing at intro with my four year old this summer, doing respectably well (shockingly so if you ask me!!) so I made the decision to move up to prelim, and entered us for this weekend.
Weve been working on canter in our lessons, its taken him a while but about 3/4 weeks ago I thought we had it nailed! since then for various reasons I have only been able to hack, but that's been going fine, and his canter is fine when out so I wasn't too worried until today when we got back in the school in the school and our canter has gone!!! I've gone back to basics and have been working through exercises we had done previously but the canter is sketchy at best
I only have time to practice on Friday and Saturday now, before Sundays show. I'm a bit worried this is going to happen at the weekend, so my question is - help/tips/advice please on how to improve the transition and balance so he can sustain the canter. and failing that, opinions on what to do if this happens in the test? do I regroup and ask again or do i just continue the movement in trot?
My instructor isnt free before Sunday unfortunately, its only local unaffiliated, but at a decent sized equestrian centre where they take their dressage very seriously!!!
Urgent advice please, I have been competing at intro with my four year old this summer, doing respectably well (shockingly so if you ask me!!) so I made the decision to move up to prelim, and entered us for this weekend.
Weve been working on canter in our lessons, its taken him a while but about 3/4 weeks ago I thought we had it nailed! since then for various reasons I have only been able to hack, but that's been going fine, and his canter is fine when out so I wasn't too worried until today when we got back in the school in the school and our canter has gone!!! I've gone back to basics and have been working through exercises we had done previously but the canter is sketchy at best
I only have time to practice on Friday and Saturday now, before Sundays show. I'm a bit worried this is going to happen at the weekend, so my question is - help/tips/advice please on how to improve the transition and balance so he can sustain the canter. and failing that, opinions on what to do if this happens in the test? do I regroup and ask again or do i just continue the movement in trot?
My instructor isnt free before Sunday unfortunately, its only local unaffiliated, but at a decent sized equestrian centre where they take their dressage very seriously!!!