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 Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:53 am
I've been having some trouble getting Cookie in the canter. I beleive i'm asking her right but i'm not sure, it takes a while to get her into it. Once she's in it somtimes it hard to maintain the canter and she bucks, about once or twice(When i ask her) And when i lunge her she doesn't going into the canter easily. Any advice for canter help?
Thanks!
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:07 pm
Is she a young horse? Lots of young or green horses have balance issues. Other than that, it sounds like she might be stiff somewhere. I had a horse once that had fallen and done something to his hips, which made it diffidult for him to canter.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:02 pm
Brat_and_a_half Is she a young horse? Lots of young or green horses have balance issues. Other than that, it sounds like she might be stiff somewhere. I had a horse once that had fallen and done something to his hips, which made it diffidult for him to canter. Nope she's 8, she likes to be ridden long and low...I think thats it....maybe, she can collect nicely and isn't high-headed at all in any gait. Owch. I hate when horses fall. >.<
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:34 pm
How exactly do you ask for the canter? It might have something to do with your signals to her.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:24 pm
Claire Bear oO How exactly do you ask for the canter? It might have something to do with your signals to her. This is how i've learned to ask it, don't know if it's totally right but it's how I learned it. lets see: inside leg at the girth outside leg slightly behind the girth(Depends on what way i'm going) sit deep and push from your seat. I haven't had lessons in a while and my position is sloppy and not "correct" working on that though. And that's how I learned it. When i ask she trots fast then canters then i take the pressure off. So, you may have a very good point... am i asking the question right? Does she understand? confused
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:55 pm
That's the best way to ask for a canter, so she should understand. There could be some other thing sthat you don't realize that you're doing though, since you havent had a lesson in a while (not saying tha YOU ARE FOR SURE, just that it might be a possibility). I see lots of riders catch their horses in the mouth as soon as they step into canter, which in turn, makes the horse hesitant to pick up the canter. How long have you had her? Has she always been difficult to canter?
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:22 pm
Brat_and_a_half That's the best way to ask for a canter, so she should understand. There could be some other thing sthat you don't realize that you're doing though, since you havent had a lesson in a while (not saying tha YOU ARE FOR SURE, just that it might be a possibility). I see lots of riders catch their horses in the mouth as soon as they step into canter, which in turn, makes the horse hesitant to pick up the canter. How long have you had her? Has she always been difficult to canter? Yeah, you might be catching her in the mouth when you go to canter. Horses REALLY need to use their head and neck while cantering, so any restrictive rein contact might be making her reluctant to canter. Try making the reins VERY LOOSE and keep them that way, see if it makes a difference.
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:46 pm
Claire Bear oO Brat_and_a_half That's the best way to ask for a canter, so she should understand. There could be some other thing sthat you don't realize that you're doing though, since you havent had a lesson in a while (not saying tha YOU ARE FOR SURE, just that it might be a possibility). I see lots of riders catch their horses in the mouth as soon as they step into canter, which in turn, makes the horse hesitant to pick up the canter. How long have you had her? Has she always been difficult to canter? Yeah, you might be catching her in the mouth when you go to canter. Horses REALLY need to use their head and neck while cantering, so any restrictive rein contact might be making her reluctant to canter. Try making the reins VERY LOOSE and keep them that way, see if it makes a difference. Brat: I've had her for about 1o months. She was on a drill team before and was trained in Dressage and from what i known was able to canter, she's 8. I wonder if it might be my legs too, they need some work on moving better to ask certain things. I give her her head but give me enough ropeso i have some contact. I don't thin i catch her in the mouth, since thiers nothing in their. (Or is that an expression) From what I remeber cantering other horses, I didn't collect the reins TOO much. I let them have thier head. Claire: Yeah, the would hold any horse back. I've been starting to lunge her again to start cantering on line. But we're working on a nice trot now. So we can get ready for spring show training. (no cantering in shows) Thank you, you two ^.^
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:45 pm
We have a horse that will buck at the canter when the rider's seat is tight. As i am sure you are aware, all horses have different things they are picky about, so maybe Cookie is very aware of a tight seat. Now I know you said you were taught to push into the canter with your seat, and others agreed, but I was taught a bit different and it might help. When I ask for the canter i move into a half seat position (I am from a hunter background, so this may not be what everyone does), both legs remain stable at the girth at all times, both applying pressure, but more from the outside so that the correct lead is obtained, and once the transition is completed it sounds like you are going to need a strong leg to ensure she keeps moving. A horse with forward motion can not buck as easily as one whose head goes down or who moves onto their forehand. Also make sure you are not inadvertently leaning forward. Since you aren't in lessons maybe you could get a good friends to take a video so you could see if you notice any weakness in your position.
Oh, and another note about pushing your seat into the canter. I as doing that against my instructors wishes and the horse I was riding at the time simply wouldn't transition up or would come down after a few stops because I was messing with her natural flow, but that could be just me whee
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:55 pm
Eh... maybe she's just being stubborn. I know a pony who hates people who don't ask properly (meaning: the way the horse prefers) for anything. And she used to be used for beginner kids. Lawl. She loved to do advanced stuff, but now she's too old and going blind... -cries-
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