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Hi guys, it might sound like a strange "Subject" for this forum, but I'm asking 
the question in relation to a fairly new gelding who is my backup to Ibn.

I got him last year August and just let him chill and Cindy rode him in one 
30km ride in March - he had done a pretty fast 60 before, but I wanted to start 
from scratch with him as he had some riding issues (the very reason I got him, 
go figure!).  He had been ridden at almost flat-out sprint most of the time a 
saddle was on him and he thus has a few problems, 1.  He travels with an 
extremely elevated head, with the resulting incorrect neck muscling.  2.  He 
doesn't "like" trotting and would break into a canter at every opportunity.  3. 
He canters disunited ALL the time, even when out in the field playing - it has 
become a habit now.

So, the biggest problem is the disunited canter - the dislike for trotting and 
the giraffe neck can be dealt with with diligent schooling, but my problem is 
that I don't know how to break the habit of the canter.  He has become so bad, 
that I can't even put him in a circle to try and get him united again.  I'm not 
a dressage rider by any stretch of the imagination, but if dressage schooling 
is going to do the trick, then I'll have to do it.

He's about 8 years old and very well put together, is sure footed, has good 
balance and IMO can be a very good endurance horse.

Thanks!
Kristene


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