Hi Laura, >>>I will try the ring work. I have almost all of the Tellington-Jones books and I believe there are some good diagrams. I don't really care if she never develops a terrific canter, I just wondered if I was missing something.
Knowing the horse quite well I wouldn't say that you are really missing anything or doing anything wrong. I would just say that in terms of preference of gait that the canter is last and with a strongly 5-gaited horse it is not unusual to find that the canter is easier to get when you are in a half-seat - when you sit down that is one of the signals to go into pace. Bjalla was one of Christine's favorite horses and she thought she would do quite well showing, as would Atli. I think doing some competitive trail rides will be great for them and you will have a lot of fun. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
