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YES! I FINALLY cantered! Ah, it was dreamy.

Cantering with your horse transforms you into one body, one smooth being in one motion. Gentle waves, up and down, and up and down. You feel the flow and the current.

It really was a lot easier to get Buddy to canter than I thought it would be. It takes a lot of work to get him to trot, you have to slap the reins and kick with both heels for a while. But cantering, I barely touched him and he sped up and started.

To canter you use only one foot, either your right or left, depending on the direction that you are going. You do it behind the cinch, just touch with your heel and voila!

I am going to ride Pete next week, he is a terrible canterer, so I will just trot. But that’s okay, because Miss Emma says he has a very lovely trot, it is light like a cat’s walk. I have only ridden heavy trotters, so it will be a new sensation.