Belting and Curl Overs
Curl Overs
You will notice that the different speeds at which you travel will affect the trajectory of your curl-over.
This is because the slower you are going, the less time it will take to turn.
This theory would also apply to other moves done at different gaits.
Below are the specific spacings per each gait for curl-overs.
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WALK
At the walk, you should end up about a quarter of the way between 2 dotted lines (represented in purple).
TROT
At the trot, you should end up halfway between 2 dot lines. (represented in red)
CANTER
At the canter, you should end up on the line next to your original axis. The canter curl-over will put you fully to the next dot line. (represented in white)
Belting
A belt is basically just a curl over at a wall point. It acts like a U-turn that reverses your direction and keeps you on a similar axis. A belt follows the same gait spacings as above just against a wall.
A belt would be used or called at the end of a dye, cut, comb, or slant.
You can think of a move like a waterfall as belting in odd/even line assignments.
Keeping in mind these trajectory changes is super important when you plan to do any sort of curving. This can even be seen in curls.
A canter curl, always takes longer, and is larger than a walk curl.