Canter problems on the right rein.?

Will she canter right in a field? I'm thinking if she's a big heavy traditional she'll be finding her balance difficult in the school, she'll be an awful lot of pony I'd think (even if she's not very tall!) and in my mind I liken them to Highlands, who can be as light and supple as you like in a summer show ring but take them to a school and try a 20m circle and you've had it.

I hate to say it but look at the obvious, bend your elbows and don't let your shoulders slip forwards, making sure you've got your outside hand back and inside slightly raised to discourage her from falling round the corner instead of turning it. If she can manage it, try some counterbending on the right up the long side of the school, then just at your corner marker correct your bend, go deep right into the corner and ask her there.

You're going to have to abandon the pretty subtle aids in favour of whooshing your stick around and getting her going, I've found cowboy style swinging of the arm can get the desired effect - not HOYS friendly mind you, but it does get results.

Or put a pole in the corner of the school and ask for canter over the pole - works for some but not others, she might just buck and rush her trot so again you have to ride really positively and ask firmly.

If all else fails ... hog her and call her a cob?!

Add: I know the type, my Highland has been LHC'd at 143.4cm but he's 14h wide too (not fat, just wide) and has had funny looks - they don't have to be anything like up to height before they're wide enough for people to get antsy and there are plenty bigger than him out there! It's a heck of a lot of animal to try to balance and they do find it very difficult. Have someone on the ground to make sure you're not making it easy for her to do what she wants - it can make all the difference!

(Is it south of England this week? good luck, anyways)

Put a pole in the menage at an angle and drill her into striking off on the correct lead as it will be difficult for her to do anything else. Make sure u don't anticipate the transition as u may start leaning forward. Try to bear more weight on you outside seatbone as if u were doing a flying change as i think u need to take the weight off the inside shoulder. Try flexing her to the outside when doing this as again she is taking the weight off the inside shoulder. I have just read about u trying the pole method but i would suggest to make the angle more severe. If u can get her to do it short term then u will have no problems. I think she may have a problem that is un- detected by our vets, back specialists and other horsey gurus. Good luck.

Oh the thrills of the horse that suddenly decides she doesn't want to go on the right leg!

This is the exact same thing that happened to my horse last year. She was going fine and then suddenly started not going on that leg and then when she finally did she would most of the time rear! It wasn't a very nice experience at all.

What I did was that I got the chiropractor and that helped for about 3 days then it was back to rearing. Next, i got all my gear fitted because I thought she might have a sore back, but that wasn't it. About to give up hope a few months ago I called the equine massage man. He came around and on the left hand side of her kneck and shoulder her muscles were really tight meaning it was making it really hard and painful for her to canter on the right leg. It took a few rides after that to get her to realise that it wouldn't hurt her to canter on that leg and as soon as she realised this now she wants to go on it. We are now back to winning our hack classes and she is a lot happier!

My solution, feel around for any tight muscles and call the equine massuse. It was the best thing i ever did for my horse! =)

is it just canter or does she not like riding on the right rein at all? She could be used to riding on the left and just not like the right. (like you might prefer having your computer mouse on the left and not on the right) some horses are like that

Lounge the horse (without rider) at a canter on both leads and praise if canters correctly on right lead.

Ask someone to lounge you on the horse on the right lead at a canter, praise if canters correctly

hope this works. perhaps work on serpentines and diagonal changes/flying lead changes at a canter or get her to canter on the right lead in a straight line?