At 12:03:12 on 11.02.11, Flicka wrote:
Research suggests that horses are right or left-handed just like we are. They even think there's a difference between the sexes. Read the research in the link to find out more. I also recall reading another article a while ago that said you can also tell if they are right or left handed as they favour having one leg forward when they graze. Have you observed your horse being one-sided and will knowing this help you with your horses training?
http://www.equinescienceupdate.co.uk/motlat.htm

At 18:46:24 on 11.02.11, EmandBlueX wrote:
mali is a night mare on her the left rein and therefore bucks and rears if you lunge her on that rein therefor i have to be very careful when jumping her and it took alot of practice to get her jumping properly on teh left rein but we r there now and i can sometimes use it to my advantage x

At 19:05:01 on 13.02.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
I think the grazing could be a genetic thing but the leading leg thing is just about how much work you do on each rein making the muscle stronger and therefore making it easier for the horse to 'favour' that leg which is why some horses don't favour either leg because they have been ridden on both reins equally

At 22:53:53 on 13.02.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
my boyfriends horse always canters on the right lead...she will happily canter a 15m circle on the left rein on the right lead...when she does canter left lead she bucks and changes it.

At 17:41:26 on 10.04.11, Dazzle wrote:
I can get my head round horses being right or left hoofed although I'm not sure its actually helped any training. When we first go into the school Hector automatically turns left whilst Dazzle goes right. Not sure what it means buts its interesting.