Swerving...

I can understand your instructer to a point, because a horse must understand who's boss, but a person mustn't be mean to a horse. That's not right.

And muscles in your arms won't solve anything. When working with a horse, it is technique that gets you places, not strength. A horse will beat you with their eyes closed.

Agreed. You shouldn't yell at the horse. I only yell once in a blue moon at my horse, and that's usually praising him on XC. All comunication should be through your body, you can't yell at the horse in a dressage test, or in the show ring for that matter.

Lol, tell that to my instructor! Meh, i never yell at the horses... But my fellow pupils are brainwashed and yell at their horses. Only i know better...

Yes, i agree too...

And muscles in your arms won't solve anything. When working with a horse, it is technique that gets you places, not strength. A horse will beat you with their eyes closed. [/quote] Yes... Ur... Sir... Ur, what r u lol?

^LOL. Yeah, he will be so confused...

sit up straight, he will have to rebalance and inside leg and push with your body out of the circle

The instructor has a problem: does she school you,the paying student, or the horse? Seems to me that when your turn comes to canter round, the horse takes full control. He's actually running away with you, not disobedient so much as doing what he knows he's supposed to do, but as fast as he can, and without consulting with you first! I think she needs to school horse a bit better before using him for lessons. He shouldn't be allowed to canter round, but only at a trot, until he tracks up without swerving. When he starts to pull in (if I understand this right) I would turn his head into the circle and make a small circle, until he straightened out. You have to show him what you want, no need to be mean. But you could spend a lot of time schooling the horse, when more attention should be paid to you.

Lol, it's a SHE!

Thanks!

The horses here have all like a problem... They don't bother schooling them i think. But, I'll try to do that thingie. Thanks! I can't just school the horse though...