This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> listers, i LOVE all the recent posting on lounging, trotting and training talk of 3 year olds, as i have quinn (aka bo-fjords "cloudy") who is 3-1/2. please keep it coming. denise
I havent worried about this because of his age ......A horse needs to have a great trot and be balanced before you can expect them to get the canter right. .... The dressage "experts" that I talk to > all say the same thing. Get her going in side reins on the lungeline. And > get the horse more balanced and used to it. ...But because she is not yet balanced enough, and her muscles > need to be developed properly for this, she tends to just rush off. It's one > of the big things we're working on..... at a trot. When the trot is > exquisite (and it IS getting there) then we move on to a canter under saddle. > Patience. With a good foundation your horse (and mine) will get there.
