When we first learn to ride, turning is often explained to us as merely a ‘tug’ or pull on one rein or the other to turn our horse’s head. There’s a general consensus being that where his head turns, his body will go… However, anyone who has ridden a determined pony or horse will know that this is very often…
Do you find that when asking your horse for canter, you tend to ‘over do’ some aspects of your aids? Perhaps you throw your reins at your horse, or you try to ‘push’ too much with your seat or upper body… You are shoving and bumping about in the saddle! And when your horse eventually ‘strikes’ the canter, you are…
