Standardbred Cantering

My 5 year old standardbred cantering!! taught him all by myself!

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[ketipae]

how come you do the posting to the trot whenu canter? or stand in ur stirrups?

[blueeyes19900]

This is because it makes is easier on him then someone pounding on his back. Its all part of the steps in encouraging him to canter.

[horsey683]

How do you stay sitting straight at that really fast trot? I have a STB that I'm training to canter, and when she does that super fast trot, i always end up bouncing out of the saddle or leaning forward to stay on. It doesn't help that she rears when I ask for a canter either! I think she just rears because she doesn't know what to do after trotting so fast. Have any tips???

[blueeyes19900]

shorten your stirrups and sit out of the saddle. Like i did in my video, this stops you from punding on her back(im sure its not very comfortable for her)This also helps you keep your balance!

[AnyuXxXGaara]

I just bought a 12 yr old Standardbred yesterday. They retired him because he wasn't fast enough and they felt no need to keep him. How long should I wait until I start training him? Does anyone have any advice on how to train him also?

[blueeyes19900]

this might be a tough one because he has been pacing for so long. You can start as soon as you both have trust for each other. The horse has to trust you when your teaching him somehting new or he will never learn anything and you will just get frusturated! good luck

[CountryForevea]

NOT trying to crtisize but.Adivice trying slowing him down before you ask for the canter cause if he does it to much from really fast trot then he will get in the habit of doing that it looks a little sloppy.I know you are just starting to train him to canter but you wanna make sure you try to do that cause it can make your horse get really out of control. It happened with my standerdbred and i had to retrain her to canter cause she would rush into it and get out of control.Just some advice...

[loveanimalsforever]

Well done,,,I own a 4 year old(trotter) who i bought before she was backed to the harness and is a brilliant riding horse but i have the problem that when i ask for a trot she starts skipping trying to canter instead of doing to her a `boring` trot haha

[Equestrian08]

I have a rocky mountain horse who racks and he is awful to canter lol. I haven't much experience with gaited horses, he is my first, but I have really enjoyed working with and training him. I wish he had a smoother canter though I'm hoping it will smooth out with more practice. It feels like every leg does something different! Are standardbreds comfortable to ride when they pace?

[loraleypike]

@ForColabola Standard breds actually do a lot of cantering (more so than solid pace work) when in work to race.

[Livarocks101]

Did you speed it up?

[zSoloRider]

ahh good old pacing :)

my girl improved in 4 months from being an x-pacer

lots and lots of slow trotting !

mind you her canter (though good) is very forward and speedy

[horsegal1999]

I hate it when horses trot fast instead of cantering. It happens a lot to me. lol! But you look really good with your canter!

[alexandrabourgeois]

This standardbred pace, not cantering..

[nanakla]

Good work getting a canter. If I were you, I'd put more work in his pace first; either train him to gait at a decent 4-beat, or train him to trot, or both (mine will do walk, flatwalk, saddle rack, rack, trot, canter and gallop, when I ask for them) . I'd avoid pace if I were you, and try to get a canter without rushing into it. But good work anyhow, just some advice along the road. :)

[HorseRidingQueen]

At 1:40 was it me or was he on the wrong lead?? I am not trying to be mean in anyway just wondering if i am right. I know how hard it is to get them to canter! You did reallllllllly well!