2006-12-29 13:22:53 · 7 answers · asked by BRIDGEY 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i know how to get her to canter she just wont do it on the right lead. shes a green mare in training if you know what i mean.
2006-12-29 14:10:21 · update #1
Well first off i have one of these horses yo uare talking about that it seems absoulutly impossible to get them to do it right. BUT with my thoroughbred who raced to the left like all of them he would like to pick up his left lead, it was just more comfortable for him. What i would do (i do ride english dont know about you) is lift your inside rein slightly enough to get a better feel on the rein, almost like a firm handshake. Then thst should make them bend their neck and head in to the inside. Once you have accomplished that sit down in your saddle and squeeze or kick which ever you prefer with your INSIDE leg while still bending them. Be sure to still keep your outside leg on still though otherwise that just leaves them to "escape" and bend back enough to get the other lead. If the horse decides that instead of cantering to just trot faster, have the horse come down to a halt and then ask again until he gets it. It may take time, i have had my horse for about 9months and we still have problems with it every once in a while. So i hope that helped a little bit.
2006-12-29 15:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by captian obvious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are able to, set up trot poles down the long side of an arena or into a corner (if you don't' have an arena). Trot her over the poles, asking for the canter lead right before the last pole. As you come to the last one make sure everything in your body is saying it is okay to go right (even if you have to relax your right calf/leg as if you say "It's okay to come over here). Turn your upper body to the right, look to the right, everything. It make take a few times to get that to work (if it's going to...) and if it does, take her around the arena once, praising her immensely the whole time (rubbing her neck, NOT patting/whacking her), and you make sure you ask her to come back down. Go on to something else completely to let her know that she answered your "question" correctly and you can now move on. Go back to it after 10 minutes or so, and do the same thing again. I would canter her no more than two or three times a session until she's consistently getting the lead. At that point you can slowly work her up to longer canter trips. Best of luck with her :)
2006-12-30 00:16:35 · answer #2 · answered by skachicah35 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can also ask for the canter on a curve. The inside lead *should* be most comfortable for her since she'll be off-balance picking up the incorrect lead.
2006-12-29 23:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by FairlyErica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I deal with green horses all the time, and this is what my trainer always told me to do.
Lift the inside hand, use your inside leg to bend her to the inside and then outside heel to ask for the canter.
Also another trick is ask for it in the corner.
Good Luck!
P.s. If the horse was trained western everything is opposite.
2006-12-29 21:58:13 · answer #4 · answered by watdahellrudoin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This works without fail, 90% of the time if you do it right.
Kick her with your outside leg and pull on your inside hand. This will get her off on the right lead by forcing her to distribute her weight onto the correct shoulder.
2006-12-29 21:40:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you are trotting on the right diagonal. Kick her with only your right leg in position 2. Lean slightly to your left. This should do it.
2006-12-29 21:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by Horse Jumpin' Gal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
which ever way you are going when you are trotting turn your horses head to the direction you want to get the lead and he should do it.
2006-12-29 21:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋