What is the
flying change ? : The flying change is when the horse changes directly
from cantering on the left lead to cantering on the right lead, and vice
versa ( i.e. changing the canter lead from the canter )
Changing the lead
1 ) This movement is best taught by asking the horse to change from
counter canter back to normal canter.
So if > The horse has been down the long side of the arena on the
right rein, and has then cantered a half-circle so that he is now
cantering across the diagonal with the right leg leading.
2 ) as the horse nears the track and the ensuring left-hand corner, the
rider must indicate to the horse that it must change from the right
canter lead to the left lead ( if your horse has not learned to canter
with you asking it by your outside leg than this information is us less
really ). The rider momentarily blocks the horse's forward momentum by
closing and setting the left hand, while at the same time changing her
leg aids from asking for the right lead to asking for a left lead ( i.e.
the rider's left leg is now applied at the girth, and the right leg used
behind the girth to tell the horse to put his right hind leg down on the
ground first ).
3 ) The horse than preform the flying change at the point of suspension
that follows each canter stride.
4 ) As the result of the rider changing her aids from asking from canter
right to asking for the canter left, the horse has landed on the left
lead as required and can now continue to canter around the arena on the
left rein.
I know it does not make a lot of sense so if you have any questions
please e-mail at knowyourhorse@hotmail.com
Most of the information was collected from the book " How to ride
" written by Debby Sly.
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