Wednesday September 30, 2020

Greetings!
Question 

How do you move forward from trotting to cantering because she likes to buck when she gets into a canter? 

Answer 

Thank you for the question. Without knowing the age of the horse or what has been done to prepare for the acceptance of the rider as well as the requests the rider might make, I am put in a difficult situation. It is my hope that you have made yourself aware of each of the incremental steps I go through to prepare for these various experiences. If your horse wants to buck upon entering the canter, then I suggest that there has been less preparation than I would recommend. 

You bring up a point which should be addresses on my Online University if it has not already been well covered. My textbook From My Hands to Yours probably does not address this issue sufficiently. Those of us who have spent a lifetime with horses often take too many circumstances for granted. Watch my Online University as I intend to cover the subject of transitions as completely as possible. Keep sending your questions through, as this is the second week in a row I have discovered with your help that, even though we have over 600 lessons on the Monty Roberts University, we still have ground we need to cover. The learning never stops!

Sincerely,

Editor's note: if you are interested in Uni content on cantering, leads and lead changes, you can start with this lesson and progress from there: https://montyrobertsuniversity.com/training/2031188543

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MONTY'S CHALLENGE

Test yourself each week as I challenge you to answer the question below. I mean this. Sit down and write an answer. Don't wait for my answer next week. If you have been reading my Weekly Questions and Answers for the last six months, you should be in a position to do this. Send your answer to my team at: askmonty@montyroberts.com 
 
Why should you bother? Because it will help you focus. There is probably a comparable question in your life that needs answering... or will be. If you can gain insight into how to go about answering a practical question that is loosely related to your problem, this exercise will help you answer your nagging question. Then read my answer. I want all of my students to learn to be better trainers than me.That's good for you and good for horses! 
 
~ Monty 
  
NEXT WEEK'S QUESTION

I board my horse at a sanctuary/boarding ranch, and we have a horse that got here from a feed lot rescue, being unloaded from a trailer and set into the pasture. She’s been in this pasture for 3 years, untouched. She is fat and happy and wore her feet on her own. But needs vet work done...the owner has had multiple people out here to work with this horse and they have roped her to get her into a round pen and tried all sorts of things. The slight raise in our hands she is terrified. No one has been working with her for some time now and the owner and I were able to herd her into a smaller pen in the pasture. 

We have a nice gentle women who will just sit with her or and try to gain her trust. But like I said a slight raise in our hands or anything she cowers. This horse obviously had some sort of trauma and so far the closest we can get trust in 3 years is feeding her a treat and a slight touch on her nose. I have seen mustangs less afraid... what should the owner do?

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