Hi All,
I was wondering if any of you more experienced ladies had any good ideas or excercises to help my DS imporve his canter on new share pony?
Previously when he has cantered RS school ponies his seat has been really good (ahem proud pfb alert!). He has sat up tall and kept his bum in the saddle, whilst still going with the movement, and for his experience looked good and seemed to be doing well. RS ponies are approx 14h-14.2h and v round and rocking horse like.
New share pony is an angel and I have known her for a few years. She is 12.2d a healthy weight, not round or stocky, and her stride is obviously much shorter and bouncier than he was previoulsy used to. It took him a little while the first time he rode to adjust to the trot but he hasn't really got the hang of cantering her yet in the school.
She is very bouncey and he is a bit all over the place. He is not nervous and very keen, but I think he is now tensing up when he asks for the transistion in anticipation of the bounce so she is also running into it now too.
I have told him to sit up, half halt with outside rein and ask clearly with his outside leg, but if anyone has any tips I would be very grateful. Once he gets into canter I am trying to tell him to sit deeper, relax and try and go with the movement rather than bounce against it, but I am not dong a very good job of explaining!
Is it just a case of practising, or anything I can do to assist? I have only done a few breif canters with them as I am sure all the bouncing isn't comfy for her!
I think he is probably on the verge of being too tall for her, so unfortunately I don't think the share will last more than a few months but she is an absolute star of a pony who knows her job and has a heart of gold and totally trustworthy. He is 8 and about 4'10- about 4' of which is skinny leg!!
Thanks
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Principality · 25/07/2012 16:33
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