From the canter leg yield, they move into some counter canter. Counter canter should have the same balance as true canter. Typically a long horse wants to pull himself along with his front legs so he has to learn to make the hindlegs quicker. Meanwhile, the rider needs to make sure she is riding the correct lead with her seat and legs.
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Second Level, Day 2 - Canter Lengthen...
They take the same concepts from the trot lengthening to the canter lengthening. The length of the horse is controlled by the outside hind, and the rider closes her leg into a steady contact to come back. Using the same basic ideas, they also work on the beginnings of collected canter.
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Canter Work with a Friesian | Adrienn...
They move on to canter work, focusing on walk/canter canter/walk transitions. Doing these transitions correctly becomes beneficial when doing flying changes because whatever the horse does in the walk/canter it will usually do in the change. When you close the leg, the horse should go forward and...
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Canter Work Focusing on Connection | ...
Before asking for canter, Laura first makes sure the horse is straight and marching in the walk. She asks for slightly forward on the long side and collecting and balancing in the corner. When the horse loses balance in the canter, she comes to walk, regroups and then goes back to canter.
