Horses , Friends and the Right Lead Canter

Last evening I had an opportunity to ride with my friend Bari. We laughed, we talked and we learned some lessons from each other. Sharing is a wonderful thing!

Blu is feeling particularly good. I have more weight in my hand and he is very responsive to my leg stepping through and really using his back end.

Right lead canter is his weakness and it feeds on all my weaknesses also. I have to remember to keep my right shoulder back and constant reminders for him to stay in the left rein -- inside leg to outside rein connection. He does not want to step under and bend thus avoiding that right hind. When you insist he will do it and he starts to carry himself. I found it on the 8 m to 10 m circle. Now to get it on the 20 m without letting him plaster his shoulder to the wall. Think shoulder in at the canter.