I have a youngster who I want to do the right thing by. She is really coming along in walk and trot and we have done quite a few lovely canters on the trail but when cantering a circle in the arena things go wrong.
She is VERY green and had only cantered in an arena a couple of time. I have a 20m x 40m arena and a 40m round arena/yard. I have been mostly cantering in the 40m round yard as it’s a nice big circle.
Here is a video of us trying the canter today. It was an awful event. She got upset and got really bouncy. I got tense and bounced around which fed into a bit of a cycle.
Video of Canter
I have been told by two instructors that at this stage I should ask for the canter let her do a few strides then bring her back and ask again. But our transitions are so bad it’s quiet an event.
Once I am cantering I can generally keep it going and let her find her own balance. It’s especially nice if I lean forward a little and just let her do her thing.
Do you think that letter her do a few laps of the school is helpful or I should just stick to lots of trot to canter transitions.
She is VERY green and had only cantered in an arena a couple of time. I have a 20m x 40m arena and a 40m round arena/yard. I have been mostly cantering in the 40m round yard as it’s a nice big circle.
Here is a video of us trying the canter today. It was an awful event. She got upset and got really bouncy. I got tense and bounced around which fed into a bit of a cycle.
Video of Canter
I have been told by two instructors that at this stage I should ask for the canter let her do a few strides then bring her back and ask again. But our transitions are so bad it’s quiet an event.
Once I am cantering I can generally keep it going and let her find her own balance. It’s especially nice if I lean forward a little and just let her do her thing.
Do you think that letter her do a few laps of the school is helpful or I should just stick to lots of trot to canter transitions.