What is a flying lead change?
When you canter a horse, he will always have a leading leg. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pfwV52reeX… See how the inside leg is always in front? See how it moves at the same time as the inside back leg? That means he is on the right lead. If he were going the other direction he would be on the left lead. Leads are important because they help a horse keep their balance. When they are turning, they always put more weight on the inside, or leading, leg. Think what would happen if they were leading with their outside leg and tried to turn on their inside one – there would be nothing to stand on! So if you decide to change direction while cantering, you have to change the lead. There are two ways of doing this: a simple lead change and a flying lead change. A simple lead change is when you are cantering on, say the left lead, and decide to turn round. So you bring your horse down to a trot, turn him round, then pick up y
