How To Ride Clear Canter Transitions with Amy Blount

In order to make a good canter transition, you need to make sure that you have clear aids that you and your horse both understand. The canter transition aids are very personal so are likely to differ slightly for each rider, but the basic aids apply to everyone!
In this session, Amy Blount talks you through the basic aids for the canter transition explaining what they are and when to use them. Start by developing a good quality trot and use the half halts to establish a good rhythm and contact with your horse. When you have established this trot, take your horse onto a circle and ask for a canter transition in the corner to give your horse support. Take your horse onto a 20m circle and check you have an active rhythm and that you can steer from both sides. Once you have done a circle or two come back to the trot and check the rhythm stays consistent. Change it up in between asking for the canter and go large and do something different. You might even want to add a loop in the trot to make sure your horse doesn’t anticipate the transition. Keeping your leg on at this stage is key. Once your horse settles you can ask again for the canter and practice your transition. Make sure you do this on both reins!
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[@HannahBasetti]

This video is so helpful, thank you for sharing. I do struggle with my canter transitions and these tips have really helped me.

[@RidelyApp]

We love to hear that, thanks for sharing! 💜

[@anna-lisawhite4463]

Wow! This is a really helpful video!! Thank you so much. I struggle a lot with my transition from the Canter back to the trot, I am not even sure what are the best aids to use. Can you please make a video on that?

[@rajeevbhardwaj8514]

Really very informative and useful

[@beestrydom9152]

My older 'schoolmaster-type' horse has to be asked "just right" in order for him to transition smoothly into a canter. This is really helpful, thank you!

[@beestrydom9152]

Also how cute are her ears!! (the horse's!)