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Horse riding ! Is cantaring easy or hared or in betweeny?

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i have just started horse riding i have had 2 lessons and my teacher says my next lesson i am starting cantaring is that good????

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  1. i cantered accidentally as i was doing a sitting trot and kicked the horse by accident. i fell off as it tried to buck me off. was not a pleasant experience


  2. yeah thats great news!!! i think cantering is a whole lot more fun than trotting (way smoother). but you do have to remember to keep you horse under control since the speed is alot fast than just trotting. and also, you can't post in the canter so hopefully you like sitting:)  i have had some bad experiences cantering, though. the one horse i ride keeps trying to buck me off when we are cantering if i kick him the wrong way. but i'm sure you teacher won't put you on anything you cannot handle.  good luck, and have a BLAST!!!!!:)

  3. Cantering is really easy.  It's just like riding a rocking horse.  It's a lot easier than trotting.  But you have to be ready for it... an "accidental" canter isn't a good thing, especially for a beginner rider who doesn't know how to canter yet.  If your instructor says you're ready, then you'll be fine.  She might even put you on the lunge line for your first canter so you don't have to worry about steering.  Even if she doesn't, it's easy.  Just remember to sit deep in the saddle and keep your heels down and feet in the stirrups.  Keep your balance over the middle of the horse with your shoulders back.  Just relax and let the horse go.

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