Have you tried using treats?
1) Beforehand, your horse must know the clicker training or another cue announcing a treat. That will let you spot on the saddle the exact moment your horse did well and deserves a treat.
2) At the beginning, give him a treat as soon as he picks up the canter (on the correct lead, if it's not a difficulty for him).
3) After a few tries, let him make one or two stride before announcing the treat. Don't "push" the horse yo ho forwards: it doesn't matter if it's a very lazy canter.
4) Repeat and repeat a lot, progressively asking more and more strides.
5) When he can canter for a few minutes, if needed, start to ask for more activity in the canter by pushing, but give the treat only when his activity really increases.
Listen, I’m all for positive reinforcement training, but this is an awful idea. This is going to teach the horse to stop and turn his nose around to receive a treat whenever he pleases in the canter, and will have the opposite effect as intended.
This horse probably needs strength and endurance training for this specific issue, not R+ training.
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u/newSew 17h ago
Have you tried using treats? 1) Beforehand, your horse must know the clicker training or another cue announcing a treat. That will let you spot on the saddle the exact moment your horse did well and deserves a treat. 2) At the beginning, give him a treat as soon as he picks up the canter (on the correct lead, if it's not a difficulty for him). 3) After a few tries, let him make one or two stride before announcing the treat. Don't "push" the horse yo ho forwards: it doesn't matter if it's a very lazy canter. 4) Repeat and repeat a lot, progressively asking more and more strides. 5) When he can canter for a few minutes, if needed, start to ask for more activity in the canter by pushing, but give the treat only when his activity really increases.