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I try my best to switch diagonals very frequently on a 50 miler - like 
maybe every 10th of a mile.  It sure helps both of us and keeps me from 
getting bored!
Laney
Shagyaarabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hopefully this will go through to ridecamp as this is a reply to Angie 
> question on diagonals. I am a student of French Classical dressage and 
> also of Dennis Farnham even though he doesn't have students.  Maybe call 
> me a groupie. The crooked rider can cause the horse to prefer a specific 
> diagonal.  My Shagya mare, Vega, always throws me on her left diagonal 
> and this is also my strongest side.  So as I go down the trail I am 
> continually switching to the right to even her and myself out.  This is 
> helping her and also me (broke the right hip in 2001).  I have to step 
> down into the right stirrup also to balance this mare.  The past two 
> conditioning rides I was just posting and switching probably about every 
> 10 or so strides.  Now we are working on the canter leads on both sides. 
>  But remember, I am a newbie endurance rider so not sure if I could keep 
> it up over 30 miles.
>
> /Daunna Sellers  
> www.shagya-arabs.com/


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