Help with his canter please .

Question

So i've been riding a ladies horses for her just for fun but she wants me to show one of them . I have a problem though i have never trained a horse not that this horse isnt trained hes just green. I just want to teach him how to pick up his canter with out running into it and im not exactly sure how.

Answer 1

Push with your seat, smooch, leg - and he should quietly go into it.  If he's fairly broke and just developed a bad habit, I'll just stop adn back them a few strides and ask them to try again.  You can try carrying a crop or having someone lunge him while you ride him (assuming he can canter off correctly on a lunge).

Answer 2

well first of all... if he is a green horse then you should have someone LUNGE him while you're on his back at a walk trot and canter. YOU need to cue him what to do. if he doesn't react after a few seconds, then the lunger should cue it from the ground. do this a few times to get the horse used to what you're asking it to do.

and to teach leads, pull slightly on the inside rain and squeeze/kick until your horse canters. this should only be done once your horse is easy to cue into a canter. naturally your horse will take the inside lead... so if you're pulling him into the center slightly, he will pick up the correct lead. with a lot of practice, all you'll have to do is touch your horse with the outside leg and he will pick up the canter immediatly. all it takes is time and practice!

Good luck!  

Answer 3

simple...make sure he is in a frame first and foremost(on the bit)then keep a rein contact along with ur canter aid(legs) and practice..should b easy to fix

good luck! =]]

the key is the rein contact just incase u were wondering

Answer 4

A lot of horses at the barn I ride at get into this habit, but the good thing is if you don't let it go too long its pretty easy to fix.

The key is lots of transitions.

Start by trotting half a lap, then cantering half a lap, then back to trot, then canter, and so on.

Then try 10 strides trot, 10 strides canter. Repeat a few times.

Then 10 strides walk, 10 strides canter.  Repeat a few times.

Then finally halt, 10 strides canter

Repeat a few times.

As you do this your horse will pick up on the pattern and as long as you give the correct cues for the canter he will be able to pick it up right away.  Lol by the time you get to halt then canter, you will probably find yourself having to hold him back a little and being able to get him going with just a kiss.

This can be a bit frustraiting for your horse at first, especially the downward transitions, and you don't want him to lose confidence, so be careful not to over use this excercise.  Only spend 5-10 minutes a day on this.

Best wishes!

Answer 5

To get her into a canter without him running into it is to just walk in a large circle then pick her up to a trot then kiss to her and softly kick or squeaze. if she starts to go out of countroal and wabbling like use a half halt (pull on reines a little until she collects her self, then give her back her head but do not go to a trot.

Answer 6

Okay well this is a common problem i have faced when i have trained horses. I have solved it using these two methods:

1. If the horse is sensitive, you need to just kiss or cluck to them and squeeze till they canter, and kind of stand up OR ride with forward energy and they seem to jump into a canter in a stride or two. It just takes lots of riding, and if hes green he IS NOT ready for a show!

2. You can do some circles, and when you get at a 45 degree angle tot he fence stop and do a rollback and use lots of leg and a crop if necessary and they learn to pick up into a canter. It also teaches them to tuck there head, and respond faster to your cues.

If you decide to try it and need more details or have other questions just email me at [e-mail]. Hope you can solve it!

Answer 7

I had to teach a few horses this.

First you need to master a slow trot.

Ask for a canter and when he speeds up his trot, half halt. Ask again, and half halt if he trots too fast.

Keep your trot slow and when he goes straight in to a canter, praise him.

It's just a matter of the horse learning the correct speed for each gait.

All in all, I wouldn't stress about the show. You won't elliminated just because your horse went a little faster in his trot before cantering.

Good luck!