The basics of cantering
I read in a book once that the canter was the gait at which worry couldn’t keep up. I certainly subscribe to that belief ;) Cantering can be tons of fun, with its rocking-horse motion and the exhilaration of speed. But what is a canter? And how do you ask a horse to canter? The video below explains the basics of a canter gait and how to ask for a canter from the sitting trot.
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u keep saying to squeeze with your calf, but isnt your caly suppossed to b loose and u squeeze with your thigh?
@sruli: When you are giving an upward transition aid, the pressure comes through your calf. When you are riding at a steady gait, you are right–your calf should be loose! Squeezing with your thigh won’t tell a horse to go faster, though.
Cheers,
Ali
I always have trouble with cantering basiclly getting him from a trott to a canter