Thank you for the training tip on how to accelerate a horse learning the
extended trot. In my experience, once they get it, they love to do it.
One thing I do for the extended trot is keep pushing it til they try to
break into a canter and keep them just slower than that edge. It just
feels great too.
I do the same to teach a horse how to extend a walk. I keep pushing til
they want to break into a trot and keep them right at that gate. I have
seen many endurance horses develop what I call the "endurance walk,"
where they get soooooo sloooooww walking into the checkpoints. I hate
that!
Tish Stoots
Bozeman, MT