So last Wednesday I got to Canter for the FIRST time. Well that went how i wanted it to. I rode Fred again. The main thing about cantering is that you have to lean back,so that you feel like you are tipping TOO far back. My problem is that when i'm nervous,i hunch over. Not a good thing. Trust me. Well i got on and he wouldn't start cantering so i was bouncing on his back because you can't post before you canter. Right before you canter you have to do a sitting trot. Basically a western trot. You don't post when riding western.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thpmgolDsbQ
This is posting trot. I couldn't find a good video of sitting trot though. This was the best i could find:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xjhcuwiRc
I also learned that while cantering you have to "dust the saddle" Which means like follow the horse's gait. I'll explain more later,but long story short,it went really well. Fred's canter is fabulous!
More later!
Cool! Sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alassea! It is alot of fun. I rode an evern better canter yesterday!
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