Well I'm not but Emily is for me. Oh Rendi knows how to canter and can pick up it when I'm lunging her, but in the 2 years that I've had her I've not been on her back during the cantere - we have been focusing on walk, trot and lateral work plus getting her fit enough to canter with someone on her back.
So Emily who is a great rider has cantered her under saddle the last 2 weekends. Last weekend was not the best effort because I think Rendi was a little confused at what we wanted but she eventually did pick it up.
This week I put Rendi and Emily on the lunge line which Rendi understands and away they went.
And boy did they look good (damn I forgot my camera to video tape it). Rendi didn't try to run away (like she did last week) and after a couple times around the circle, she was started to find her balance. We didn't push her too hard - all we wanted really was for her to learn the aids we use to ask for the canter under the saddle so once we take her off the lunge line we can ask her for it. So there was alot of starting and stopping going on and Rendi was soaking wet when we were done but she got it.
So next Saturday Emily will work at it some more and I may even try it myself since now I know that Rendi can pick it up without alot of fuss (I was afraid she was going to buck or kick out and I'd get thrown).
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