I don't know if it's from her health, or what. I'm not all too experienced, but I'd suggest doing lots of conditioning with trots and use very clear cues.
Another suggestion is to have someone ride another horse at a canter, if there are other horses you have.
^agreed. also, are you cuing her corectly? Do you support with your inside leg and ask for the canter with your outside leg just behind the girth?
She could also be on the forehand and unbalanced. Horses are more likly to transition upwards when they're working from behind and not running around on their forehand.
You just got a new horse. You sound like you are VERY new to riding and ownership.
Your riding questions are extremely basic things that if you had taken lessons at all you might have an answer to. It is worrisome that you are trying to do things you are not at a level to do.
Gracie, my point is that you can ask questions all you want, but without a professional to help you, you and/or your horse are likely to get seriously injured or dead.
Asking questions of random strangers is not the same thing as getting live, one-on-one instruction. It's just not.
You're a rank newbie. There's nothing wrong with that and we all started out that way, but it worries me that you're not getting the help you and your horse really need.
None of us on this BB are acceptable substitutes for a professional trainer in any way, shape or form, and you can only learn so much from books and DVDs.
Real training has to come from a live person, not electronically.
Asking questions is good, but it's only one, tiny part of what you need to become a safe, balanced rider.
GraciesMom, you said on another post you had had about 3 lessons before you bought this mare. Don't even think about cantering until you have worked with an instructor and got walk and trot sorted. Gallop should be a distant dream at the moment. I doubt you know how to properly ask for a canter so she wouldn't go faster because she had no idea what you were asking which says how good a mare she is because I know horses would have a real paddy if someone got on them and didn't ask them properly. You need lessons, we can only help so far whereas a trainer can help so much more than we can.
My friend was new to riding and bought her first horse about 2 years ago. She wanted so badly to lope / canter but her mare wouldn't do it. Bottom line, the mare knew the rider wasn't ready and was protecting her from getting hurt. Flash forward 1 year.......(yes, an entire year)....my friend is happily loping and her mare is a very willing partner.
You don't run before you learn how to stand, then walk. Take your time, learn the correct fundamentals of balance, a proper seat, and proper cues before you add speed to the mix. You have many years to ride and it is well worth it it to learn slowly and correctly.
Oh wow, only 3 lessons? It took me a couple months of riding before I even thought of cantering, or JUMPING for that matter!
If you want to canter/gallop/jump get an instructor! There is NOTHING bad about an instructor (a good qualified one). My coach still learns and asks questoins about riding!
You can tell the difference of people who go into a sport not knowing what they're doing. You can tell the horse and rider are both out of control and it is SCARY to watch, because you never want to see someone not suceed. So please, for your wellbeing and Gracie's, get a good, certified coach.
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