Trotting Poles

Lisa_fmh

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What distance should i have them for a 15.3hh TB? Also if i want to canter over a couple what distance should they be at? Thanks
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My horse is 15.3hh and I use 4 of my sized 6 feet in between poles for trotting. I am not sure about canter poles, but prob an extra couple of feet
 
Hi . my boy is 15hh and i use one giant step (1m-my legs arn't very long) for trotting and three giant steps for canter . this was arrived at by trial and error and watching him go over them whilst my son rode him . you could start with these measurements and get afriend to see if his footfalls are in the middle!
 
if you think of placing poles on the floor the same distance apart as you wold when making bounces for jumping you will get the peract stride, 3 yards apart and 1 yard for trotting.

hope this helps
 
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