Can someone explain to me how you know if you are on the right leg in canter? I honestly cant feel it (well most of the time I can't) and its really frustrating as I have been riding years! I can see it if on the ground though - lunging/watching someone ride.
It's something I struggle to feel as well,I can do it but it doesn't happen as easily as it should! I have to stop myself from looking. I also can't feel when I'm on the right diagonal, a friend was laughing at me the other week as I get really muddled about it, to the point that I can't even remember which is or isn't the right diagonal!
you will be rising out of the saddle as the outside front leg is reaching forwards, and the inside going back
Canter lead
When the horse canters on the right lead, both his right hind and right fore are leading over the left legs (visa versa with the left lead) and he picks them up higher and reaches farther forward with those legs. Therefore his back will be slightly crooked underneath your seat, both front-to-back and side-to-side.
In your hips you’ll feel your inside hip in front of your outside, so if he is on the right lead, your right hip and leg will be in front of your left hip and leg. Because he is picking both leading legs up higher, you’ll also feel your weight shift to the outside, so if he is on the right lead, you’ll feel more weight in your left seat bone and left stirrup.
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