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Setting up the Canter Depart via a Trot Circle

This is an exercise that seems to make sense to horses for figuring out the canter departs and leads.

Part of it may be that you're aimed at the wall!  So it's kinda apparent even to the horse that turning makes sense and it will also make sense which lead to pick up based on that.

With some horses, there can be a bit of counter canter and/or cross canter.  Be a little bit patient with this and let the horse have a chance to figure it out.  If it's totally a hash, then skip this!  But generally it makes sense to the horses.   

Tracking left, trot half of a 20m circle.  If you carry a whip, carry it in your right hand.

As you come to the center line, prepare in order to pick up the right lead canter at the center line.  Gradually increase the time in the canter until you can complete the 20m circle.  

When you've circled right as much as you like, transition back to walk at the center line.   

If you want to continue this pattern, walk to the left.  If you want to switch walk to the right.  (personally, I switch so I don't have to remember how many circles it would take to balance everything out!)

'Rest' for the walk half of the walk-trot circle.

If you switch directions, switch your whip to the left hand and track right, walking for the first half of the circle and trotting for the second half of the walk-trot circle.

As you come to the center line, prepare in order to pick up the left lead canter at the center line.  Gradually increase the canter time until you can complete a 20m circle.

 If you give this a whirl, let me know how it goes!

Lynn

05/11/20

 

 

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