Can you use poles to encourage a horse to lengthen its stride? (walk and trot). If so how would i go about doing this (i.e. how far do you place the poles apart?).
When riding along, pick up a contact and put your leg on to ask your horse to lengthen. Chances are they'll either run onto the forehand or up into the next gait initially. Bring them back to a balanced gait and ask again. As soon as they lengthen for even one stride, praise them and then ask again. You'll soon end up with a horse that lengthens easily