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Post by racaille on Aug 1, 2009 6:59:04 GMT
Help please .....
P is now working quite nicely in trot and will hold himself properly as soon as I ask him. But when I give back to reward him with a lighter contact he sticks his nose out again. Am I releasing too much?
Or, he will work nicely for a bit and then try and go long and low, and if I let him he will use it to stick his nose out again. He is fine if I keep a good contact but I am worried about hanging onto his head (bitless).
Experts please ...... ;D
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Post by solomon on Aug 1, 2009 10:39:18 GMT
I have this too although my P felt really light yesterday and my friend said he was chewing his bit furiously, felt fine but obviously can't see what they are up to from the saddle.
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Post by brigadier on Aug 2, 2009 15:59:14 GMT
Keep working at it Racaille- the aim is to get him to hold his outline on a soft/light rein- you may be holding a fraction too long and he is resisting by poking his nose? Kind of going against the hand because its a pull not an ask. Also as this way of keeping an outline is reasonbly new to him he may simply be feeling a bit of muscle ache- although he has the neck for an outline he hasnt the back so you must give him lots of breaks working long and low so he can rest and stretch and develop the correct muscles- may be the time (oh no more expense!!!) of investing in a pessoa to help him develop those vital back muscles.
Remember the head carriage comes from the balance created by the hocks and the back working well. We show a horse how to hold its head but we cannot hold it there- the horse has to do it, and it can only do this when it has the equipment to do so. Paco is actually being a gent if his only sin is the nose poke- once your new saddle comes and you can work on his back area (the long muscle just behind the wither) he will develop what he needs for consistency!
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Post by maximum on Aug 2, 2009 19:32:08 GMT
^^^^^ what she said!!!!
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Post by racaille on Aug 9, 2009 10:52:42 GMT
Thanks guys. I have been fretting about this as I no longer have anywhere to lunge, which is of course a big problem. Mind you I have been lunging P religiously for five years and he is still a donkey. I watch other horses who work beautifully on the lunge and wonder why I got the flat-footed plod.....
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for so much hard work we thank ye!!
