[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Oh come on, get in it and keep it going:)...it’s raining here, I need a good hot discussion:)

Anyway, I was trying to be tactful...I said there was more then one way to train. And I’m not the one that first used the word “nonsense”. That poster was asking for it using words like that.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

I agree... I don’t think it’s you who was overly snippy - this time! :~)

[Beaker]

If I can add to the discussion over here...

IMO (grin) the best way to cue for canter, is extremely different from how one is usually taught. First maintain the bend, and then with your outside leg behind the girth like it it would be per usual, shift your inside seatbone forward, and pickup the horse's belly with your inside heel. This way, the horse will almost certainly pick up the correct lead in a balanced manner, causing him to step into the canter instead of jumping or shuffling into the canter, which can happen. Tipping the horse's nose to the inside or the outside forces him to canter in a very unbalanced manner, which in my opinion, would make him more likely to pick up the wrong lead. All though this method is a little bit more difficult in terms of you having to be coordinated as a rider, I personally like it better because I've had experience with both methods, and this one works far better because the horse is balanced and can make a smoother transition.

Just food for thought. I won't be offended if you agree or disagree. Everyone has their own way of doing things.