Standardbred Canter Training!

kp · 21-08-2003, 06:56 PM

I've got a little bay horse that does alright when he decides to behave himself. Hoping to see you out soon.

Naomi · 26-08-2003, 02:04 PM

Yeah I'll get back into the showing this summer, just gotta get rid of that evil winter coat....

Whats your horse's race name? Im assuming he's a STB too? I might know of him.

What shows do you take him too?

"It is often said that if a dog is a man's best friend, then a horse is a man's best slave."

kp · 30-08-2003, 07:07 PM

If you know Mal Barber, he actually bred him, he won 16 races and his next show will be the northam Ag. You can always e-mail me privately if you want to find out more about him or showing standardbreds.

Naomi · 01-09-2003, 08:51 AM

Hey KP,

Do you mean Malcom Barber?

"It is often said that if a dog is a man's best friend, then a horse is a man's best slave."

kp · 02-09-2003, 11:21 AM

yeap

Naomi · 03-09-2003, 12:35 PM

Really, I used to use Malcom as a farrier, he's such a nice guy. Didnt know he bred pacers though.

"It is often said that if a dog is a man's best friend, then a horse is a man's best slave."

kp · 03-09-2003, 01:35 PM

there is a list for standardbred owners. You should join, it is a bunch of people who own s/bs and there are some very knowledgable people on there. If you are interested I could fish the address out for you.

annie · 03-09-2003, 04:19 PM

KP
Is this a list for any s/bred owners or for people who only race them?

annie

kp · 03-09-2003, 08:50 PM

anyone, it has people from all over Australia that do all sorts of different disciplines, primarily with sbs. There are some very nice and knowledgable people on there.

Dave 47 · 23-11-2003, 05:49 PM

Hi I have had a few ex pacers along the way in my horse carrier so I hope my little bit of experience will help.The best way to train the canter and a natural trot I found was to work the horse in heavy sand like beach or freshly ploughed fire break or even long grass also , up hill or shallow water .The reason being its easier for the horse to canter under load then pace and they have to pick there feet up a bit better than just normal flat ground so makes them try more. Its also better to try and jump from a walk to a canter like a cowboy lol than try and trot first to try miss the pacing stage . When you have that horse cantering its doesnt matter if its fast because as long as its doing the correct motion you then practise slowing that horse down to a nice steady canter and the more you practise the better it will get . Now if your horse needs to learn how to trot naturally not pace the down ward transtion is always easier for some reason to train the trot also . So skip the upward transition for a while and train the canter and trot on downward transition and do lots of miles .Hope this helps in some way .........Dave