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Date Posted: 12:24:13 03/11/08 Tue
Author: melissa
Subject: cantering friesians
In reply to: Pam 's message, "Cross cantering" on 19:57:35 07/19/07 Thu

I have the same issue with my 4 yr old gelding.. sometimes it will take 30 minutes to get him to get the left lead in frt and back... I started using a cavaletti which helps when you ask while going over it on a bending line. But it is very hard and frustrating.

>If your horses are on "different leads" or cross
>cantering you should stop them right away. Then ask
>for the canter again. It is a bunch of bull that
>friesians are not made to canter. They need to know
>that it is not ok to do this. If it persists and the
>horse never takes the correct lead on the hind end you
>may want to have them looked at because maybe there is
>something going on in the hind end.
>
>Pam

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