Re: Lamentable longeing


<grosvenr@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jane, about 80% of horses are left-sided, and 90% of people are
> right-handed. It's not something you did, and it's not brought on by
> training-- it's genetic. The way to fix it is to keep working both
> sides, but at different levels of work. If the horse has trouble with
> the right side on the longe, don't ask for the harder stuff until he's
> mastered the easier stuff. It can take quite some time to get the right
> lead canter. If the horse erupts, don't push it, go back and get him
> comfortable and stronger on that side, and increase work more gradually
> until he can do it.
>
> It's much like ice skating-- a former sport of mine. If you watch ice
> skating, you'll see that they do their front spin on either the left or
> right leg, but almost never on both. It's extremely rare to find
> someone who can do it equally well on both legs. I'm left-handed, and
> spin on the left foot, but most right-handed people, also are
> right-legged spinners. The front spin is ended from the forward
> three-turn position. The back spin is entered skating backwards into
> the turn that starts the spin.
>
> Go buy a good book on classical longeing. The USPC has a good booklet
> for $10, which will get you the basics you need.
> cg

Hi Carol,
Thanks so much for the right side/left side info. And for the reminder that
this could be a physical condition issue that I'm missing. I'll look for
the book.
Jane


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