Hail to the "Not Canter"!

I love this blog post about how to effectively employ the use of the "not canter." Amen! For a horse who can memorize dressage tests (or, mostly memorize dressage tests, or at least think he can, anyway), this is a God-send. I have decided to use this ploy a good bit in my flat schools this spring. Eddie always trots better when he thinks we're getting ready to canter. My new best friend: the "not canter." :-)