Rudey
Well-Known Member
Does anyone else struggle getting the correct diagonal?
Without fail I always get the correct diagonal from walk to trot on my right rein. My left rein however, 4 times out of 5, I'll go on the wrong diagonal and have to sit and change. Strangely enough, I always get the correct diagonal coming down from canter to trot on whichever rein I'm on!?!
I don't know why I can't manage to get it right on my left. I have tried the trick of watching his outside shoulder. I've even tried sitting a number of strides before rising to prepare, and I still mess up.
Am I over thinking it perhaps? I am right handed, and have always preferred to ride my right rein - could that be it? Funnily enough, my horse prefers the left rein.
I don't know if my physical issues have a part to play. I badly broke my left ankle almost 5 years ago and have a restrictive flexion in it. Due to overcompensating, my right hip has suffered and has caused me problems, and now my left hip is higher.
I have the physio regularly to my horses to ensure I don't cause them any problems. I know that my horses are not one sided, and that it is me that is the problem. The same goes for my tack. Approximately twice a year I have a master saddler look at my saddles. Again, not the problem.
Thoughts?
Without fail I always get the correct diagonal from walk to trot on my right rein. My left rein however, 4 times out of 5, I'll go on the wrong diagonal and have to sit and change. Strangely enough, I always get the correct diagonal coming down from canter to trot on whichever rein I'm on!?!
I don't know why I can't manage to get it right on my left. I have tried the trick of watching his outside shoulder. I've even tried sitting a number of strides before rising to prepare, and I still mess up.
Am I over thinking it perhaps? I am right handed, and have always preferred to ride my right rein - could that be it? Funnily enough, my horse prefers the left rein.
I don't know if my physical issues have a part to play. I badly broke my left ankle almost 5 years ago and have a restrictive flexion in it. Due to overcompensating, my right hip has suffered and has caused me problems, and now my left hip is higher.
I have the physio regularly to my horses to ensure I don't cause them any problems. I know that my horses are not one sided, and that it is me that is the problem. The same goes for my tack. Approximately twice a year I have a master saddler look at my saddles. Again, not the problem.
Thoughts?