Have you tried really focusing on distributing your weight so that you get the right lead? By putting your inside shoulder slightly forward and shifting your weight to the right at the same time he will have to put that leg first. This worked for someone that I told this to at my barn because her horse wouldn't pick up the right lead either for no good reason. If you think a TB/App cross is weird you should see my boy he is a Percheron/Appaloosa cross lol. He is gorgeous! he ended up with the best of both, amazing jumper.

I have that problem witha lot of myhorses coming of the track. Usually what works for me is lifting up my inside rein and cue him for the right lead while at the same time turning his head to the inside. If it doesn't work I halt him cue him again and give him a quick tiny tap with a crop on the right side.

Every time I have an odd problem with my horse like this, I go straight to my horse chiropractor. She fixes everything! Your horse's right shoulder may be out, which would make the right lead uncomfortable...

i had the same prob with my horse, when i took us to a natural horsemanship trainer, he told me to raise the inside rein and shift most of your weight to the outside heel, and well barbie and I havent picked up the wrong lead since(well everynow an then)

ive had the same issue what my trainer had me do [and this worked great for me. at walk trot and canter!] is while you are cantering. try moving your reins back and forth. like pulling [one at a time] into your body. do it fast enough taht he doesnt turn on you. but make sure you do it enough so he knows youre there. what you will notice is that after a little bit, his head will start to drop down into a working position. once it does, you give him slack and the reins and let him canter. you will have to do this alot at first.. like evry 5 seconds but the more you do it, the faster he will do it and soon enough you wont even have to tell him.
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Have fun! Any show is great practice. We are off until LA in November.

Sounds like fun!! I'm not showing until May or June! Make sure to tell us how it went!

One of my daughters had a horse off the track. We found that with him we just had to go very slow and make sure he was very comfortable before we moved him to higher jumps. I also had our trainer show him at each new show and height before she would show him

This is very true. One of my good friends has a horse from the track. It started out bumpy but with time and slow changes when the horse was confident they are now showing 3'9" and are doing well. Having the trainer ride or show the horse in a class before they ride helps as well.

I also take and reschool Tb's for H/J or Eventing. Take your time and seek the help of a professional who understands TB's well. They are great horses with patience and care but require a thoughtful program which allows them to become confident and reach their full potential.

one of the features on the site is that you can go to the show page and it will show you other members who will be attending the show so you can reach out to them and coordinate meeting and cheering each other on. :) SEE: Visit Link

Everyone in my barn is going, but I'm sitting this one out.