cant get my diagonal!!!

reiner girl · 04-29-2006, 06:12 AM

Ok i ride western but i long trot my horse but i can never get my diagonals is there some sort of feel or something !!! help me if you can thanks in advance!!!

rageandglory · 04-29-2006, 06:39 AM

set into your saddle at walk. have someone tell you when the horse steps onto his inside hind. feel that. note what it does to your hips, each one individually. a forward walk is more telling. rider rises to the action (stepping onto) of the horse's inside hind leg, catches himself just before standing, and immediately sits through the next stride. be aware tho that walk is a four beat gait, trot/jog is a two beat.

'course, you can always cheat and look to the outside shoulder(comes forward with inside hind). not the preferred way but the easiest and quickest. and likely most common (we all know it's not the REAL way but still do it ). learning to feel what your horse is doing under you allows you better connections later on .

reiner girl · 04-29-2006, 06:43 AM

can i still do it that way in a western saddle!

04-29-2006, 06:12 AM	#1
reiner girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,336 Images: 15	cant get my diagonal!!! Ok i ride western but i long trot my horse but i can never get my diagonals is there some sort of feel or something !!! help me if you can thanks in advance!!! __________________ ~To Rein A Horse Is Not Only To Guide Him, But To Control His Every Movment~ ~~Mr.Bee Hollywood & Small Town Nic~~

04-29-2006, 06:43 AM	#3
reiner girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,336 Images: 15	can i still do it that way in a western saddle! __________________ ~To Rein A Horse Is Not Only To Guide Him, But To Control His Every Movment~ ~~Mr.Bee Hollywood & Small Town Nic~~

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04-29-2006, 06:39 AM	#2
rageandglory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,428	set into your saddle at walk. have someone tell you when the horse steps onto his inside hind. feel that. note what it does to your hips, each one individually. a forward walk is more telling. rider rises to the action (stepping onto) of the horse's inside hind leg, catches himself just before standing, and immediately sits through the next stride. be aware tho that walk is a four beat gait, trot/jog is a two beat. 'course, you can always cheat and look to the outside shoulder(comes forward with inside hind). not the preferred way but the easiest and quickest. and likely most common (we all know it's not the REAL way but still do it ). learning to feel what your horse is doing under you allows you better connections later on .