tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185596143121670512.post8294976040171034535..comments2008-10-24T09:19:04.609-04:00Comments on Observations from a Close Contact Saddle: Suspensionrhinestonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194646159047230920noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185596143121670512.post-49394458147601346192008-10-24T09:19:00.000-04:002008-10-24T09:19:00.000-04:00Hey- I used to have the worst time riding the cant...Hey-<BR/> I used to have the worst time riding the canter esp. sitting. I had grown up riding greenies. And the old school mantra from my instructors " He is hot so stay off his back" I had an opportunity to ride a showing Western Pleasure horse one day. HMMMMPH! I got it!! I figured out how to sit the canter. I don't necessarily agree with the fadish way some trainers train pleasure horses, but if you can find one in your area it might do your canter work some good. The rhythym they set is so slow you actually get a chance to feel the motion. Maybe take a lesson on one of their horses. I was a huge huntseat snob about Western saddles, but to REALLY SHOW Western it is hard. You have to be able to do a lot with out using your hands and make it look like you're doing nothing. I still prefer hunt seat but I see where all the discplines help us. Oh andI had had a lot of Dressage lessons before that Pleasure ride. I just had a mind block about the canter work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com