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I change my gelding every 10 steps. He always likes me more on his 
right...but when i had been adjusted by me chiropracticer...he does not mind 
me on both diagonals.

Also when he is nervous on the trail because of wind or just because.. ( 
arabs don't need a reason lol ) he becomes calmer when i do a 10 /10 
posting.
last week before i was at my chiropracticer he didn't want me at ALL on his 
left. ? wierd ,huh ?

So  I know definetly when i am out of wack .....my horse tells me.

Diana :-)


> From: Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   trotting diagonals
> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:40:42 -0700
>
> I'm with you, Angie: I prefer the left!  And I think you're right that we 
> don't always change our body position completely when we change diagonals.  
> If it doesn't rain again tomorrow, I'm going to try to observe what I do 
> when I change diagonals.  At least I know enough to do that frequently.
> Laney
>
> rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > My horse has low heel on his left front, throws me onto the right
> > > diagonal after about 3 strides. Yes, we have diagonal wars going.
> > > Sometimes I just give up and 2-point a lot.
> >
> > I tend to swear all horses throw me on their left. A friend of mine
> > claimed all hers threw her on her right and her current horse would not
> > let her ride the left. Then she was out sick for a while and I campaigned
> > her horse...guess what. Seemed to me that he wanted me on the left. I
> > believe it is more a rider issue that becomes a horse issue if the same
> > person rides them long enough.
> >
> > I agree totally with Kat that it's easier to ride our unaccustomed
> > diagonal for short periods.  After Melissa Crain told us she changes
> > every 6 beats we started trying that. (I heard Earl Baxter changes every
> > 10). Melissa goes along singing "Cruising along in my Pink Cadillac".  I
> > like, "Shall, we dance...bom bom bom bom (good place to change diagonals)
> > shall we walze with each other shall we dance...bom bom bom bom. :-)
> >
> > I believe that as a confirmed left diagonal preference person I ride with
> > my hips ever so slightly cocked to that angle. If I check just what
> > contact I have with my seat bones and then when I switch to the right
> > change to the point that I have that contact in reverse, I can ride the
> > right better. (If I'm riding with the reins in one hand I switch rein
> > hand.)  I think our problem is we don't change our seat when we change
> > our diagonal.
> >
> > Angie (untrained, but tries to be observant)
> >
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