At 17:28:12 on 15.04.10, polo_sugar wrote:
This may seem like a silly question, but how do you know which canter leg your horse is on, before or after a jump?

At 22:26:33 on 15.04.10, lozzyhorselover wrote:
I have the same problem, I suggest you look evenly at the withers, and decide which goes further forward, if the inside leg is forward, you are right, but if the outside leg is forward, either do a flying change or go forward to trot and canter when your horse is turning a corner. If your horse needs half-strides to land on the correct lead leg, half halt a little bit before the jump but dont pull on the bit. Hope this helps.xx

At 19:31:24 on 19.06.10, EmandBlueX wrote:
look evenly at the withers if the outside one seems to be going forward moret hat is the right leg and also if you go up to a jump in the right one most of the time you will land on the right one

At 21:55:07 on 19.06.10, polo_sugar wrote:
Thank you very much :)

At 08:56:01 on 20.06.10, Flicka wrote:
And once you've worked out how to see it by glancing down you need to learn how to feel it without looking :) Put up a jump in the middle of the arena and then vary turning left or right after the jump. Think about which way you are going to turn after the jump and focus so that your body weight and signals follow your thoughts and see if you can get your horse to take the correct canter lead.

At 09:13:19 on 20.06.10, kibby wrote:
yea i used to look down and check, then i practised for a whole weekend feeling it and then looking down to check..

At 12:39:48 on 22.06.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
We used to look for the lead the same as everyone else, check inside leg comes further forward but if you strike off on a bend or a circle usually your horse will just pick up the correct lead but i find it strange that it is called the lead leg when technically it is the last leg to hit the ground...