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Truman,
Thanks for sharing your methods. Just out of desperation and dumb 
luck I have tried several times to "stay up in the post a half beat 
longer" while trotting to see if anything changes and all I get is a 
double time butt whacking from the saddle as "lumox" continues doing 
whatever the hell he's doing. I also try tipping his nose a little 
left or right but I need a wide trail unless I want to be ripping 
thru the pucker bushes. I like the idea of dressage lessons with new 
scenery but in the meantime is there a ring exercise like trotting 
figure 8's using some new leg aid or a magical cuss word?
Don Huston

At 06:39 AM 1/2/2006 Monday, you wrote:
> It all depends on the experience level of the horse. For my 
> experienced horses, all I need to do is drop a seat bone to get a 
> lead change. With those horses my legs automatically go to the 
> correct positions. The experienced horses will also "read the trail" 
> and switch leads according to the twist and turns in the trail. For 
> a less experienced horse, I will use both me seat bones and legs - 
> one leg slightly behind he girth, the other at the girth and a 
> little more weight on that seat bone. If the horse doesn't have the 
> experience to understand this or strength and balance to execute it 
> he needs some work on the trail and in the ring.
>
> To switch diagonals I normally stay up in the post a half beat 
> longer. After awhile the "being on the correct diagonal to ask for a 
> canter" will become second nature for you and your horse.
>
> Truman
>
> Beverley H. Kane, MD wrote:
>
> > The canter lead I ask for is independent of which trot diagonal I 
> > am on, especially as the path changes curves.
> > Rather, I have a diagonal-neutral split second interlude when I ask 
> > for canter.
> > I will either ask from having sat or stood the trot for an extra 
> > beat or from 2-point.
> > What aids/signals are you using for the canter transition?
> >
> > And yes, I have worked w/ vets at many rides when they tell riders 
> > w/ borderline-pull sore-backed horses to switch diagonals.
> >
> > On 1/1/06 8:05 PM, "ekiddco" <ekiddco@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >       I have been riding a very short time compared to many of you,
> >     but I have been watching you ride.  I have a couple questions and
> >     hopefully this will start a great discussion.  How can you give
> >     your horse the correct cue to go into a right lead if you're not
> >     on the left diagonal, and vice versa?  I see so many riders ride
> >     mile after mile on the right diagonal, and I can see the horse
> >     fatiguing.  It's all about footwork, isn't it?
> >
> >            <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=996917>
>
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