Comments on: Question of the Week: Out-of-Control Canter

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:26:35 +0000

Great advice. I’m going to try it on my bolting horse.

By: Faith

Faith — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:26:41 +0000

thanks for the article! im leasing a western/english mare and i have that problem of her going faster along the long side of the rail. and i dint want to be yanking on her mouth to slow her down. so i did alot of jogging circles and trotting circles. ive heard extending the jog works too.. anyone know if it does help?

By: Bethany

Bethany — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:02:48 +0000

Big problem with energetic horses! I lounge-line them before I ride.

By: Horselover

Horselover — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:27:53 +0000

Funny problem- never heard of that happening before.

By: Becki

Becki — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:10:01 +0000

I love circles. My mare hates them because they make her work. LOL. I tell everyone circles are your best friend.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:04:27 +0000

Do LOTS of cantering! My horse used to be terrible about that. I have been using Clinton Anderson’s Method and on of his exercises it to put your horse at a canter and make them keep that gait up for 10 minutes! If they break into a gallop, shut them down with a one rein stop, and if they slow to a trot, push them back into a canter.