I watched this because my horse is an ex trotter and u really want her to canter I'm scared she might buck but this didn't really help dose any one no how to teach a trotter how to canter if u do plz help
@megaria44 I know if they aren't in shape they will be more likely to canter, but if it is in shape it will be harder. I don't know anything else sorry!
@megaria44 Act confident! You don't want to be scared. Cantering is supposed to be fun, teach it to your horse that way! If your horse does buck that's ok, there just learning! If your horse responds to a squeeze better, use a squeeze to get him/her to canter. Use light squeezing, then a little bit harder squeezing. If they canter, give them a BIG pat! Letting them know that's what you wanted is how horses learn! You can also give them a treat after the session. Hope it helped!
@megaria44 I would have her canter without a rider first. So free lunging or lunging her so she get used to it. Don't be afraid, I know that is way easier said then done, but when you're confident your horse will feel that and she will feel confident too.
@softballbabiii14 because the horse has to be comfortable as well as you if its green and you go to straight canter the horse will panic and learn bad behavioral problems
@AnimalLoverKayla Clearly, but that is not what I was implying. This woman has a very well trained mare. If she were to take a horse that was beginning to learn the ropes, it would make more sense. Not just going straight from trot to canter, but showing the steps that clearly demonstrate how to achieve that. Basically I'm saying that this video provides little helpful instruction to anyone who has a green horse (or a horse still in training), which is what most people are looking for help with.
hey im riding a friends horse at the moment for her and trying to teach him to work on his cantering because he can canter but its like he's unsure of it and it takes a lot of work to get him to do even one stride of canter, its not like he's stubborn or anything he just acts as if he doesnt know how to canter so i was wondering if you had any advice on how to get him to canter??? :)
@AquaAngel374 I don't really know what you should do, maybe get her to do it on a line before you on her and trying it... Sorry I don't really know what to say, and after 3-5 minutes of that try doing it again with you on her, and maybe have a friend or something hold the line and try to see if she'll do it in a circle with you on her, then have your friend or whoever unclip the line then steer your horse away or something and see if she'll do it, sorry I'm not much of a help!
@trizan123 Hmm I'll try it! My horse seems to have this problem with lunging on a line so I was thinking of trying it in the round pen alone first.Having someone in there makes her feel like she /has/ to move fast.If you know what I mean xD
It should be okay, it's really up to you if you think you and your horse are ready but do it in an arena obveously for if she does bolt them she hopefully cannot go to far, or even try someone leading her or somthing :)
Well, My horse is 12 and She is a Pure Welsh. She hasn't been ridden in 2 years and can't canter. :( She will bolt and there is no stopping her. I now have been jumping nicce on her and I feel ready to canter, and she keeps cantering after jumps but comes back to a trot. does anyone think I should Trust my mare and Canter her?
@myhorserider24 Good job! *I THINK 100 is good, right? That's what I thought. I LIVE on a stable/ranch thing! I GET lessons. I don't get points or anything, though. Haha :)*
This is supposed to be one of expertvillage's videos, not EquestrianLifeVideos', because that's the Expert Village rider, Mara Keith-Hunter. No offence if I spelt the name wrong
I have been cantering for over 2 years now, and all of the sudden whenever me and my horse go left on a canter she always goes on the wrong lead. but whenever we go right she gets on the right lead all the time. ive tried different things to get her back in the habit of going on the right lead in both directions but nothing is working and im so frustrated. can someone help me?!
@horsesforever44 I would think that the horse is sore somewhere. Try checking her back by pressing downward firmly on both loins from the withers all the way to the top of the croup. If she flinches, she may be sore. She could be sore in a hind leg also. Whenever someone tells me that their horse all of a sudden starts doing something like that out of the blue, I usually check for lameness first. Hopefully you wont have a vet bill :-/
@Edible2010 If he/she bombs off pull her back to a trot. Trot for about 5 minutes then try again. If she does it again say easy and reapeat. It's a treacherous job, but worth it.
What a lovely horse! My horse was very difficult to get to canter because she didn't understand my aids, we started off out on a hack following a safe horse and getting them to canter a little way so she would follow, I always used the same aids and said "canter" at the same time. Once she was happy with this I started to be able to canter in the school. Just don't expect too much too soon and be happy with a few nice strides, good luck!
hey, a few years ago i used to go riding, I'm 13 now btw. I was trotting around in a small arena and the instructor said to whip the horse if it went into the middle, she did not say how hard, i tapped the whip on the horse but it spooked and went into a canter and i fell of and winded mysef, I know thats not very extreme but it was scary, i didnt go back to riding but i want to ride again at a different stable, i really want to canter but im terrified. thanks :)
@TheBestBlackMaggic I haven't cantered (well loped b/c I ride western) my pony yet but I am doing lots of work lunging her. Now, I'm not sure about english, but in western we cluck to trot and kiss to canter, and when I lunge my pony I've taught her that when I kiss and say "canter" that means canter. So my adivce would be, do lots of work lunging your horse.
@TheBestBlackMaggic Work with your horse on the ground first, and make sure she seems to understand the aids associated with cantering. If she gets it on the ground, then her not wanting to canter most likely means she just doesn't want to canter with a rider. In that case, I'd suggest making sure you are using firm, clear cues, and maybe use a crop/whip or (if your legs are VERY steady and stable, and only with a trainer around) some dull spurs. Make sure she knows who's in charge!
She rears terribly, when i started her all she did was rear, and i sat em through for months on end, till she gave in and started to trot,, than now we're back to rearing all the time:/ gosh i hate mares :/ hah
@horserider71494 if your mare is very temperamental, I suggest Mare Magic, which is an addition to feed, which calms your mare down to make her less wild and easier to handle. I used it on my mare and it worked!
depending which reighn ur on you might wanna include (say ur on the right reighn) move ur left foot behind the girth to squeeze and before u canter ur first time on ur horse lunge it with u not on him to see how he moves!
if so, try getting someone to lunge the horse with you on it and get them to ask the horse to canter while you do that canter aid ( outside leg back and on)
if your horse wont canter try lounging with a saddle on
She/he may have a problem with the weight, for a couple of days try with just the saddle, when you do finely get on to canter be patient make sure to sit forward/give forward motion I used to slacken the reins & put my hand up by my mares ears so she could go her own speed.
In a few weeks I will be teaching a Holsteiner gelding (4yrs), Jungle Book, to canter. I might have a video that would help you. PM me if you need help.
YEA, CAUSE ALL UNBROKEN HORSES GO STRAIGHT INTO CANTER LIKE THIS...
kerriemasseyx 2 weeks ago
I watched this because my horse is an ex trotter and u really want her to canter I'm scared she might buck but this didn't really help dose any one no how to teach a trotter how to canter if u do plz help
megaria44 3 months ago
@megaria44 I know if they aren't in shape they will be more likely to canter, but if it is in shape it will be harder. I don't know anything else sorry!
ShelbiSexy 2 months ago
@megaria44 Act confident! You don't want to be scared. Cantering is supposed to be fun, teach it to your horse that way! If your horse does buck that's ok, there just learning! If your horse responds to a squeeze better, use a squeeze to get him/her to canter. Use light squeezing, then a little bit harder squeezing. If they canter, give them a BIG pat! Letting them know that's what you wanted is how horses learn! You can also give them a treat after the session. Hope it helped!
breyerhomie741 2 months ago
@megaria44 I would have her canter without a rider first. So free lunging or lunging her so she get used to it. Don't be afraid, I know that is way easier said then done, but when you're confident your horse will feel that and she will feel confident too.
miltonluver4 1 month ago
Why would you demonstrate this with a well broke and trained horse? It would have been better to show what you can do to encourage a green horse.
softballbabiii14 3 months ago 6
@softballbabiii14 because the horse has to be comfortable as well as you if its green and you go to straight canter the horse will panic and learn bad behavioral problems
AnimalLoverKayla 3 weeks ago
@AnimalLoverKayla Clearly, but that is not what I was implying. This woman has a very well trained mare. If she were to take a horse that was beginning to learn the ropes, it would make more sense. Not just going straight from trot to canter, but showing the steps that clearly demonstrate how to achieve that. Basically I'm saying that this video provides little helpful instruction to anyone who has a green horse (or a horse still in training), which is what most people are looking for help with.
softballbabiii14 3 weeks ago
hey im riding a friends horse at the moment for her and trying to teach him to work on his cantering because he can canter but its like he's unsure of it and it takes a lot of work to get him to do even one stride of canter, its not like he's stubborn or anything he just acts as if he doesnt know how to canter so i was wondering if you had any advice on how to get him to canter??? :)
LoloXXScotty 4 months ago
i dont get this!!!!
dandkpets 6 months ago
yeah, it's always this easy.... NOT!
equueen 7 months ago
I can canter on my horse but whenever I try she doesn't do it! I swear I was doing everything to encourage her to but nothing! -.-
AquaAngel374 8 months ago
@AquaAngel374 I don't really know what you should do, maybe get her to do it on a line before you on her and trying it... Sorry I don't really know what to say, and after 3-5 minutes of that try doing it again with you on her, and maybe have a friend or something hold the line and try to see if she'll do it in a circle with you on her, then have your friend or whoever unclip the line then steer your horse away or something and see if she'll do it, sorry I'm not much of a help!
trizan123 7 months ago
@trizan123 Hmm I'll try it! My horse seems to have this problem with lunging on a line so I was thinking of trying it in the round pen alone first.Having someone in there makes her feel like she /has/ to move fast.If you know what I mean xD
AquaAngel374 7 months ago
@AquaAngel374 Oh okay! Whatever works for you and your horse! And, yeah I know what you mean, my horse does that sometimes too... :)
trizan123 7 months ago
@horsezrcool1
It should be okay, it's really up to you if you think you and your horse are ready but do it in an arena obveously for if she does bolt them she hopefully cannot go to far, or even try someone leading her or somthing :)
lucylovesrats 10 months ago
Well, My horse is 12 and She is a Pure Welsh. She hasn't been ridden in 2 years and can't canter. :( She will bolt and there is no stopping her. I now have been jumping nicce on her and I feel ready to canter, and she keeps cantering after jumps but comes back to a trot. does anyone think I should Trust my mare and Canter her?
horsezrcool1 10 months ago
I took your advise and I got 100 with my horse back riding lessons
myhorserider24 1 year ago
@myhorserider24 Good job! *I THINK 100 is good, right? That's what I thought. I LIVE on a stable/ranch thing! I GET lessons. I don't get points or anything, though. Haha :)*
trizan123 10 months ago
This is supposed to be one of expertvillage's videos, not EquestrianLifeVideos', because that's the Expert Village rider, Mara Keith-Hunter. No offence if I spelt the name wrong
iloveridingwilliam81 1 year ago
I have been cantering for over 2 years now, and all of the sudden whenever me and my horse go left on a canter she always goes on the wrong lead. but whenever we go right she gets on the right lead all the time. ive tried different things to get her back in the habit of going on the right lead in both directions but nothing is working and im so frustrated. can someone help me?!
horsesforever44 1 year ago
@horsesforever44 I would think that the horse is sore somewhere. Try checking her back by pressing downward firmly on both loins from the withers all the way to the top of the croup. If she flinches, she may be sore. She could be sore in a hind leg also. Whenever someone tells me that their horse all of a sudden starts doing something like that out of the blue, I usually check for lameness first. Hopefully you wont have a vet bill :-/
jesfuq 1 year ago
what if your horse throws you off as soon as you start cantering, or bombs off? I don't know how to teach her to go slower??? :L :s Please help!!!
Edible2010 1 year ago
@Edible2010 If he/she bombs off pull her back to a trot. Trot for about 5 minutes then try again. If she does it again say easy and reapeat. It's a treacherous job, but worth it.
Haileyandbuddy 10 months ago
What a lovely horse! My horse was very difficult to get to canter because she didn't understand my aids, we started off out on a hack following a safe horse and getting them to canter a little way so she would follow, I always used the same aids and said "canter" at the same time. Once she was happy with this I started to be able to canter in the school. Just don't expect too much too soon and be happy with a few nice strides, good luck!
Mr2tongues 1 year ago
umm that is how you teach a horse to canter??? not that easy
thejesut 1 year ago
@thejesut duh his was most likely done with a horse that knows how to canter with you on it just to demonstrate...
applerules100 1 year ago
One tip to move your horse : always sit deep and your feet down then tell him to walk on thats what i do? lol
horsecracker66 1 year ago
hey, a few years ago i used to go riding, I'm 13 now btw. I was trotting around in a small arena and the instructor said to whip the horse if it went into the middle, she did not say how hard, i tapped the whip on the horse but it spooked and went into a canter and i fell of and winded mysef, I know thats not very extreme but it was scary, i didnt go back to riding but i want to ride again at a different stable, i really want to canter but im terrified. thanks :)
andrextoiletroll 1 year ago
i was taught to kiss because the horse i ride when you click he picks up the trop or moves faster at the trot
amy1596 1 year ago
Its not that easy! no matter how hard i squeeze/kick, cluck, my horse still won't canter! any tips?
TheBestBlackMaggic 1 year ago
@TheBestBlackMaggic I haven't cantered (well loped b/c I ride western) my pony yet but I am doing lots of work lunging her. Now, I'm not sure about english, but in western we cluck to trot and kiss to canter, and when I lunge my pony I've taught her that when I kiss and say "canter" that means canter. So my adivce would be, do lots of work lunging your horse.
LauraLovesMocha 1 year ago
@TheBestBlackMaggic Work with your horse on the ground first, and make sure she seems to understand the aids associated with cantering. If she gets it on the ground, then her not wanting to canter most likely means she just doesn't want to canter with a rider. In that case, I'd suggest making sure you are using firm, clear cues, and maybe use a crop/whip or (if your legs are VERY steady and stable, and only with a trainer around) some dull spurs. Make sure she knows who's in charge!
hidenseeker424 1 year ago
Why do you wear spurs?
horsymad100 1 year ago
Thats good if you have a horse who likes the arena. Unlike mine.
gypsyvanner50years 2 years ago
@gypsyvanner50years
my horse hates the arena too!
She rears terribly, when i started her all she did was rear, and i sat em through for months on end, till she gave in and started to trot,, than now we're back to rearing all the time:/ gosh i hate mares :/ hah
horserider71494 1 year ago
@horserider71494 if your mare is very temperamental, I suggest Mare Magic, which is an addition to feed, which calms your mare down to make her less wild and easier to handle. I used it on my mare and it worked!
amax7895 1 year ago
depending which reighn ur on you might wanna include (say ur on the right reighn) move ur left foot behind the girth to squeeze and before u canter ur first time on ur horse lunge it with u not on him to see how he moves!
horsebackgirl96 2 years ago
these are just tips
NAYRiders12 2 years ago
natbagsxx,
i'm assuming your horse is trained on the lunge?
if so, try getting someone to lunge the horse with you on it and get them to ask the horse to canter while you do that canter aid ( outside leg back and on)
it worked for my friends stubborn pony
lol
Avendria 3 years ago 2
Nice Video!! :)
HeyyitzLivey 3 years ago
thats sooooooo not helpfull i need help to canter my horse but she wont canter omg thats crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thnx a lot for the help
NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
natbagsxx 3 years ago
@natbagsxx
if your horse wont canter try lounging with a saddle on
She/he may have a problem with the weight, for a couple of days try with just the saddle, when you do finely get on to canter be patient make sure to sit forward/give forward motion I used to slacken the reins & put my hand up by my mares ears so she could go her own speed.
In a few weeks I will be teaching a Holsteiner gelding (4yrs), Jungle Book, to canter. I might have a video that would help you. PM me if you need help.
JustRuthiey 1 year ago