well now ............
I have hears lots and lots form other drivers ... tend to hear quite a lot commands when stewarding at driving trials on the obstacles
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There is certainly nothing set in stone and while it is sometimes said to be advisable to keep some standardisation in case other folk drive the horse or you sell it - - even amongst top clas drivers I have heard some commands directly contradiciting each other .
some drivers use a "bbbbrrrrrrrrr" sound to canter but I have also heard it used to mean "whoooaaa". Some say not to use a kissing sound to get horse to walk on as in company you will get them all walking on !!! Howver it can be the same whatever word you choose as both ours even when ridden respond to requests to walk on or trot on
.... I try alway to use individual names first but it does not always work !!!!
You could use any command you like really as long as its consitant.
My choice is
"walk on" ( If I want more powerful one I stress the ON) , trot on ( again for extension I stress the ON)
"steady" to slow any pace down
"stand".
Canter is "GO"
"over" means move sideways.
Turning is "go left / go right" and
"back up" ...... just as it says.
some folk use gee and haw for left / right and I hear some folk add "sharp" to the direction left / right if going round in a tight change of direction. .... or just keep repeating the one word i e left, left, left.
"whoooaaaa" also used to stop
"get up" (or "geerruuup"
), "wey hey" or "gggooooooo" to canter ..... or just a quiet "caaaannnter"
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I hear them all ....... as well as the bbbbbrrrrrrrrrr that confuses me as to its definitive purpose an dloads other sounds that mean something only to the individuals concenrned !
as to "accepted" ..... there are others far wiser on the ways of accepted teminology than I and I shall bow to their superior knoweldge always !
clear as mud
have fun