Cantering On A Horse That Gets Too Fast

When you are cantering on a horse and it gets too fast do you know what to do? Are your canter transitions horrible? Does your horse even know how to canter? If you are looking for some canter exercises for unbalanced horses then this video will help you and your horse. I show you how I help a horse to find his balance in the canter and how I slow one down that is going too fast. It is suitable for a green horse as well as the more advanced dressage horse.

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[dlflin]

I've been riding a long time. Started weekly lessons when I was 7. Have ridden many, many other people's horses over the years. Managed 2 horse farms and on the polo farm, kept 12 polo ponies and 4 fox hunters in shape but that was almost 30 years ago. Herniated back discs, severe pain and no reliably safe horse kept me from riding for about 5 very unhappy years then I started again with a dressage instructor for something less jarring followed by a 9 week balanced seat refresher to put me through my paces under a watchful instructor's eye and while I could do all they asked in the lesson, I felt like I had no vocabulary for the things they were saying, that all I was taught was wrong or different now, that everything needed fixing. I stopped the lessons and began exercising others' horses again but I have felt at times like I've forgotten everything I knew. Proper position, proper hands, proper aids, core strength, confidence- gone after those instructors picked me apart. I haven't cantered in months and today I chickened out because it was windy and the horse I was on was excited and not listening. Had to go ride inside to combat my fear of being on a 30 year old hot horse who was acting like a 12 year old. I searched videos to prove to myself that I do know how to ride correctly, even if I'm out of proper practice. Saw your video channel for the first time and I love your style of teaching, explaining and demonstrating. I'm watching all your vids now to learn, refresh and recharge. Thanks for your hard work.

[Dosujagii]

"Why would I be cross with my horse when hes offering me work?" Is a question far more riders need to ask themselves. Thank you for this video! Youre so thorough with your explanations and so balanced with your treatment of your horse. Its lovely to see!

[tabysakura]

This video is really helpful. My horse gets fast because he's been a race horse and won't stop when I pull on the reins to slow him down, I also tried doing circles to get him to stop cantering but he just does canter drifting and still won't stop. My trainer told me to pull really hard on the reins, when I did he started galloping and I am still learning how to canter so that was a scary experience.

[nancyberg]

What a great lesson! My horse anticipates the canter and wants to take off -- I can't wait to give this method a try!

[DocCinn]

What a perfect lesson. All your videos are great, but this was a true gem for me. My smart, sensitive mare always anticipates the canter and I'm never quite sure what to do. Asking for patience ends up frustrating her, I think. Allowing her to go ends up rough and often on the wrong lead if she won't let me set her up. I love how you offer explanations. That is real teaching! It gives a deeper understanding so we can reason through situations that may be a bit different from your specific videos.

[evaburgess]

This lesson was just what I needed. My horse has lost confidence in her canter. She had ulcers which was making canter painful, and she started performing every time I asked for transition. Took us a while to diagnose the cause & treat the ulcers, but the legacy is she gets flustered and wants to perform at transition times.
I have been looking for a way to get her to just relax into it as she used to.

So today I tried this exercise & it was brilliant. As you said on the video they starti thinking about the downward transition, this took her mind off feeling fussed. The upward transition was far smoother, she held her frame better in it.
I was mindful not to work on it to much, but really feel it’s going to help us work through this bump in our road together.
Thankyou

[unknownphysique]

Thankyou so much from day one trying this i feel my horse is way smoother and relaxed on the canter its not perfect yet but the improvements are amazing. Again thankyou so much you know what your saying thats for sure

[BasicHorseTraining]

If your horse gets faster and faster in the canter this video is for you! It's easy to fix so try this. 🙂

[taradaktyl]

I’ve been riding for a long time and never has anyone explained this to me. Brilliant video .

[alialhilali]

I have taken your advice on how to go on the right lead and it worked perfectly, know i will put this lesson to test, my horse does go fast when cantering. Thanks for the lesson

[marielleandersson]

My gosh. You are fantastic at explaining. Thank you 🙏🏼🥰
I also enjoy the line of your horse very much. He looks very muscular in his upper neck.

[imainesf]

Thank you so much for posting this. What a wonderful teacher you are! I ride a young horse (4 years old). He doesn't know canter yet. He only understands gallop and he often speeds up like a maniac. I will try this with him and see how we do.

[anniecampbell]

Thanks, Josie. I came back to this video about a year later and further along in my riding learning and it taught me some additional pointers. So many subtleties with riding!! I really appreciate how you break things down to the basics (which are simple but not easy!).

[wallenjoyer]

Thanks so much! I just got a new pony who is currently 5. i am 13 and bringing her on slowly. this video was a huge help! xx

[averinco]

So so great! I have a thoroughbred mare that just won’t listen at the canter and hides from the bit and ignores my leg 🫤 I’ll try this next ride!

[mileswalters]

I put mine onto a circle and spiral in and out and then will go into trot and if he gives a nice trot instead of a really tense fast trot I will go back to canter. If he has the frustrated fast trot then he has to do shallow loops or spirals to get the balanced trot and then into a walk. I will bring him all the way down as far as I need to before going back to canter but that will only happen if he is balanced, listening and not pulling or rushing. Once he is working in a relaxed manner, we transition upwards.

If my legs, hips and pelvis are working ok then that obviously makes my riding more natural and less self focused on form and balance, which in turn helps him to do his job and makes the above example happen a lot less. He has a superb canter when my body is working ok!

[franwitzel]

Great video, didn’t realize my horse was unbalanced, good info, will give a go, thankyou

[carolwilliams]

Watching you with Reble is helping me a lot, thank you x💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[loredelore]

Great video Josie. This exercise also helps with engaging the hindquarters, outside rein and inside leg obedience/control and balancing.

[MP-bxuj]

I just came across your channel and I really appreciate the way you approached this issue. Will be watching more. Thank you!