How do you get your horse from trot to canter

Question

Hi i horse ride and im just about to start cantering but i dont no how! Could any one help me please?

Thankyou,

Milly

Answer 1

You sit to the trot and then you kick your horse on the outside intal it goes into a canter

Answer 2

Well i ride western and all i do is say canter and depending on the horse I might have to give him a little kick to get him to canter but then on some horses all you do is say canter and they will canter but it also depends on how the horse is trained but most likely you will just have to say canter and maybey give the horse a little kick

hope i helped

Answer 3

all my horses are taught to canter from a walk because they are not asked to canter from the trot at the shows... my horses canter by tipping there head to the rail. bump outside rein 3 times, squeeze outside leg, kiss and say canter.

some of my hunters canter from the trot when asked.... when trotting... tip to the outside squez outside leg and say canter.

good luck

Answer 4

Make sure your horse is properly warmed up. You have to be in sitting trot, wait until you get to a corner , then press your outside leg behind the girth and press with your leg. When the horse canters make sure to sit deep into the saddle.

Make sure you never use the rains for balance:), and if your learning to canter always have someone qualified to guide you.

Good luck:).