Straightening the canter VS stepping through with inside hind

[Mondo]

@atlatl

I’ve also seen it described as leg yield in the canter.

OK, leg yield in canter I get. Is it pronounced ple-ay, like the ballet movement?

[atlatl]

@Mondo

@atlatl

I’ve also seen it described as leg yield in the canter.

OK, leg yield in canter I get. Is it pronounced ple-ay, like the ballet movement?

Yep, even spelt the same

[luvmyhackney]

Here you go. I think this video gives a good idea of what it it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtwkZQYKO08

[lorilu]

Thanks I understand it now. The Ribbon candy image is good!
And yes the long lines comment was someone else….

[pluvinel]

@Mondo

I’ve been doing this for 40 years and I’ve never heard or read the term plie. What is that?

The main person I’ve heard use that term is Charles DeKunffy

[atlatl]

@pluvinel

@Mondo

I’ve been doing this for 40 years and I’ve never heard or read the term plie. What is that?

The main person I’ve heard use that term is Charles DeKunffy

Love his books!

[lorilu]

Just a little update. I rode today and really worked on keeping the right hind under him. (No I didn’t over do it. Yes there were breaks and etc….) It must have been working because he got really mad in the right canter and three times kicked out with outside hind and switched leads. In the corner. To counter canter.
Yep, made it harder rather than use that right hind properly.
Yes, vet call is in the near future. Needs fall shots but we will do a lameness work up as well.
Pretty sure it’s just weakness tho.

[hopashore1]

I have/had one of those. SO hard to tell the line between “I don’t know what you’re asking for mom but that’s not how I do that” vs “I can’t do that without hurting”. We focused mostly on that canter depart (mine did it in the change too, but in the change the momentum of the canter would add the extra “fling” and it was easier to stop it happening from the walk because if I really insisted on that straightness he just could not figure out how to make his body keep the throughness and straightness. Took lots of patience and strength and had the vet look him over too but he eventually had a lightbulb moment --I hope yours does too!

[paw]

Remember that if he’s 15, he’s been doing it incorrectly for a long time. Just like us, he’s not going to want to do it correctly because (a) it’s different and (b) it’s hard. He’s built the wrong muscles, so it’s going to take time (and your patience) to build the right ones.

He’s likely not lame, just learning to use himself differently. Horses aren’t really all tha differentl from us when they’re learning new things.