Julie Goodnight helps a horse stop bucking when asked to canter.
Episode 1017: “Leg Up” Behind-the-Scenes
Resistance to Canter
Mastering the Canter
Everywhere I go—whether it’s to clinics, expos, conferences or just riding with friends—there are riders working on mastering the canter. Whether it is a novice rider just figuring out how to cue the horse and keep it going, a rider trying to slow down the gait and smooth out a wild ride or an advanced […]
Episode 921: “Forward Intentions” Behind the Scenes
Extended Trot Instead Of Canter Cue
Julie Goodnight Q&A Q: How do I get my horse to move out at the trot without breaking into a lope? He’s a western horse learning dressage and the extended trot is part of the pattern we are working on. — Jen Vieira via Facebook A: Horses differ in their physical abilities. Remember that a horse […]
Episode 910 – Learning About Diego – Behind The Scenes
Episode 910 – Braking Gait – Behind The Scenes
Surviving First Canter Lessons
Teaching Techniques Surviving First Canter Lessons By Julie Goodnight Canter: Sometimes, the mere mention of the word is enough to send riding students into panic and cause high blood pressure in the instructor. And it usually isn’t much fun for the school horses either. But there is a great allure to cantering, whether the rider […]
Episode 817 – The Journey Continues – Behind The Scenes
Canter Malfunctions
Top trainer Julie Goodnight helps you analyze your riding posture and prepare you for the perfect canter. Find out how rider errors contribute to wrong leads and more. By Julie Goodnight with Heidi Melocco PHOTOS BY HEIDI MELOCCO Cantering is the topic of choice at many of my clinics. Riders want to know how to […]
Fear Of Cantering
The Cross Canter
The Cross-Canter “Cross-canter” is the proper term for what is commonly called “cross-firing” or “disunited” cantering. As opposed to picking up the correct lead, with both front and hind inside legs leading the way, the horse leads with one leg in the front and a different leg with his back legs. The gait is still […]
Canter Leads
Rule Out the Physical If you’re having trouble with your horse’s canter leads, make sure to rule out physical problems first. Whenever a horse only takes one lead at the canter, you always have to look to make sure the horse isn’t avoiding one lead or the other because of physical ailments. For instance, if […]