Discussion # 140: Let's discuss the very common problem of "one sidedness" in the horse!
Look at this great illustration of the effects of imbalance in the horse's body. This shows the example of the horse that is right hind leg dominant. This means that the horse pushes harder with the right hind leg in general, causing the strength of the 2 trot diagonals to be slightly different. And the left lead canter will be stronger, since the right hind leg is the beginning of the left canter lead.
Because the horse with the dominant right hind leg pushes harder with that limb, he is often more on the forehand when traveling to the left. Yet he often actually prefers going that direction because it is the easist for him.
So, let's discuss how to fix this problem! What specific exercises should you do for the horse in this example... that wants to stay kind of "curled" to the right, pushing more strongly with the right hind leg? And tell us what specific crookedness problems you have with your horse(s)! (Click on Discussion Title above (in blue) to see the descriptive illustration, and to read this educational discussion)
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