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Part of the video series: How to Canter or Lope a Horse

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Summary: Watch as an expert provides safety tips to remember when cantering a horse in this free online video about horseback riding.

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Horse Cantering Safety

I'm Kelly on behalf of Expert Village. I'm going to be showing you some tips and techniques that I use when cantering and loping my horse. So in conclusion when you are training your horse, whether it be cantering or loping, you want to make sure that you are teaching your horse to properly pick up the right lead, which means the horse is going to be leading with the inside leg, such as if it is going to the left its going to be leading with that inside left leg, if it's going to the right, it's going to be leading with that inside right leg. That's something that you definitely want to make sure that your horse is doing, whether it keeps the horse more balanced, keeps the horse more cadenced. If you are having a problem with this, definitely you know if you feel you're not qualified enough to attack it on your own, definitely enlist in either an instructor or a trainer to help with the process. So you want to keep your posture nice and straight, you want to keep your hands nice and supple whether your riding two handed or one handed you want to keep your posture together. When your cantering your going to be riding two-handed, steering, you?re going to be opening with your inside rein. If you?re riding Western your riding one handed, your going to be steering more from that outside rein. So again just if you are having any problems whether your training your horse in the English or the Western discipline you want to make sure you keep it nice and safe. Enlist the help of a trainer or an instructor if you?re having problems with any specific area and you'll ensure that you have nice happy safe rides.

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