we can't accuse molly of not being forward anymore, she's certainly that...
but what we've found is, we have to let her trot on at her pace with no contact at all to speak of and then let her slow herself down.
trying to keep a contact for her to work into results in the impossible to sit to tranter sort of thing (canter in front, trot behind, nightmare..)
and jean you were right, we are co-operating in putting me on one side....but which sides depends on which way we are going!
anyway it was a good lesson, and molly worked so hard i had to hose her off....that doesn't happen often!
i still have a bit of a thing in my head about canter though...
but what we've found is, we have to let her trot on at her pace with no contact at all to speak of and then let her slow herself down.
trying to keep a contact for her to work into results in the impossible to sit to tranter sort of thing (canter in front, trot behind, nightmare..)
and jean you were right, we are co-operating in putting me on one side....but which sides depends on which way we are going!
anyway it was a good lesson, and molly worked so hard i had to hose her off....that doesn't happen often!
i still have a bit of a thing in my head about canter though...
2 comments:
The tranter is a most interesting gait. Glad you found out how to avoid it. *G*
Lots of good forward work should help Molly get the idea that reaching for the bit is a nice idea. For now, the loose rein is a good solution. Glad you figured it out.
And, yes, the horse and rider do kind of "cooperate" as to where the rider sits. It's hard to fix, but I am sure you can do it!!
Sounds good Claire, forwards is excellent and much easier to work on other things once you have forwards.
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