Question # 279: I am working on up and downward transitions to the canter with my 17 year old OTTB. He is going great the the right, really lifting in the upward and going down to the trot easily. When I switch to the left...
...he acts like he has never done the canter before and goes into the canter like a racehorse jackhammer. I give him half halts but he gets very defensive. He seems very stiff to the right in general and likes to avoid bending that way by throwing the right fore out. What is a good exercise I can work on, and how do I approach it since he goes behind the verticle and is broken at the 3rd vertebra. (Suzanne)
Hi Suzanne!
It sounds like you are dealing with the very common problem of... (Click on Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer)
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