Is my horse left- or right-handed?
Every horse is naturally left- or right-handed.

Right-handed horse Left-handed horse
Below you will find a handy list of characteristics for a left- or right-handed horse. Your horse does not need to show all of these traits!
Inhoud
The right-handed horse:
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- The right side is the hollow side, and the left side is the bulge (convex) side.
- The horse bends and travels easier to the right than to the left.
- The horse takes a stronger hold of the left rein.
- The saddle slips to the left.
- The rider sits more to the left.
- On a circle to the right, the horse tends to fall out over the outside shoulder and push its hindquarters inward.
- On a circle to the left, the horse tends to fall in on the inside shoulder and push its hindquarters outward.
- The right hip is positioned higher.
- The horse tends to rush or accelerate when traveling to the left.
- etc.
The left-handed horse:
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- The left side is the hollow side, and the right side is the bulge (convex) side.
- The horse bends and travels easier to the left than to the right.
- The horse takes a stronger hold of the right rein.
- The saddle slips to the right.
- The rider sits more to the right.
- On a circle to the left, the horse tends to fall out over the outside shoulder and push its hindquarters inward.
- On a circle to the right, the horse tends to fall in on the inside shoulder and push its hindquarters outward.
- The left hip is positioned higher.
- The horse tends to rush or accelerate when traveling to the right.
- etc.
