1135 - 3 Steps to Better Canter Transitions

Have you ever felt that feeling?  The feeling you get when you're trotting and you ask for the canter.  Rather than your horse simply striking cleanly from the trot to the canter, you experience this extremely uncomfortable and unbalanced trot.  A trot that gets faster and faster until finally you almost fall into a canter. Not a great feeling, eh?!   Or perhaps, your experience of getting into canter is a little different.  Maybe you feel like you are getting thrown forward every time your horse transitions to canter?  Different, but equally as unpleasant!   In this episode of the Daily Strides Podcast, I want to cover a topic that I feel so many riders struggle with.  Successful canter transitions.  I'm going to give you 3 simple yet effective actions that you can implement today, which I guarantee you will improve your canter transitions.   Read More...     Other Resources to Help with This Topic:- 3 Ways You Are Ruining Your Transitions from Trot to Canter Asking for the Correct Canter Lead when on the Straight Straightness in the Canter Using Your Body to Effectively Influence the Canter The Returning to Riding Program - Getting the Basics on Autopilot in Your Riding Equestrian Fitness Challenge Join the free Strides for Success Online Community