counter-canter

plural counter-canters

1. dressageA canter that is performed in a circle, leading with the leg opposite to the direction of the canter.

   Before you start teaching your horse to do a flying change, you need to be able to perform counter-canter.

   2012, William Micklem, Complete Horse Riding Manual, →ISBN, page 151

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   She used to come to the indoor riding school at Knightsbridge and ride my charger, Foxhunter, which I taught to do counter-canters, extended trots, half-passes and other dressage movements.

   2005, James Hewitt, Moving On, →ISBN, page 11

   Because it challenges your horse's balance and strengthens his outside hind leg, the counter-canter is an excellent gymnastic exercise for improving balance and collection.

   2012, Jennifer O. Bryant, The USDF Guide to Dressage, →ISBN

present singular third person counter-canters · participle present counter-cantering · participle past counter-cantered · past counter-cantered

1. intransitiveTo perform a counter-canter.