Saturday, September 26, 2009

Counterbend, leg-yielding and the canter

So I'm capable of executing fairly decent counter-bends and leg yields at the trot, especially on Radar who likes to hang his head left and drift right. I understand the concept of essentially bending him to enable straightness. After doing some really good sitting trot work (well, once got my right hip and thigh released) I tried some of the same ideas at the canter. Weirdly enough, tracking right was actually slightly easier, I worked on trying to release my hips while still bending him, etc. It was harder tracking left since I needed to keep the slight counter bend to get him straight while still paying attention to my seat... so much to think about! But a great ride overall.

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