As you learn more skills in your riding career, you will perform more advanced movements, such as the canter. Picking up the canter can be unbalanced and uncomfortable, especially if a horse just trots faster, kicks out as a refusal to move forward when leg is applied, or canters too fast.
These factors may make the canter a little scary if you’re trying to learn the gait. Here, YR chats with Christy Landwehr, CEO of the Certified Horsemanship Association (www.CHA.horse) and a CHA Master Certified Instructor, about some tips that all riders need to know to master the canter.
CANTER CUES