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Well itÂ’s my forum not the publicÂ’s. DidnÂ’t and donÂ’t mean to be rude :) |
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(This is reds MA)
No the horses head is not a little high, it is a good amount too high, and his teeth were done less than a month ago (so not a problem) I have tried draw reins but I would prefer maybe a nicer way to solve it. |
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Peace Coast Estate said:
(This is reds MA)
No the horses head is not a little high, it is a good amount too high, and his teeth were done less than a month ago (so not a problem) I have tried draw reins but I would prefer maybe a nicer way to solve it.
Well try the different martingales and shorten up the martingale next time. Also maybe ask your trainer for some head lowering techniques. Like different martingales I mean the elastic ones(I think thatÂ’s what they are but IÂ’m sure you know what IÂ’m talking about), German martingale and a running one are goodies to try. Is he a hunter? |
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Yes and his rider also does equitation classes. |
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Red Dollar Eventing said:
Yes and his rider also does equitation classes.
Ok, maybe a running or German for practice to get him used to knowing he needs his head down, and use a standing for shows and use some techniques your trainer could give you, IÂ’m sire that will help. :) |
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Just maybe, maybe I could convince the trainer to let the kid try Jumpers. When the pony gets moving, he is moving, and he jumps real nice and can jump high. |
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Red Dollar Eventing said:
Just maybe, maybe I could convince the trainer to let the kid try Jumpers. When the pony gets moving, he is moving, and he jumps real nice and can jump high.
I wouldnÂ’t do that, because thatÂ’s letting him get away with it, |
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Ohhhmygoodnes.
Why does his head need to go down? Is the horse jumping with his head? No. Focus on his body. Look at the back, and look at the hind end. Work on him engaging, work on getting him to lift his core. The head will fall into it's natural frame.
To me it sounds like the horse has no balance- head held high and wanting to bolt off is something I see in horses that don't know how to shift their weight onto their hind end. Do lots of lifted pole work to get him using the hind end, lots of transitions, backing up and turns on the haunches.
Tying your horse's face down will only make the problem worse. A horse relying on a standing martingale to hold its head down is a horse that is bracing against the martingale. What does bracing do? Hollow out the back and disengage the hind end. And what does that do for your ride? Sure, the head is down and pretty... but nothing else is. Worry about everything else and the head will follow through. |
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FirstLightFarms said:
Ohhhmygoodnes.
Why does his head need to go down? Is the horse jumping with his head? No. Focus on his body. Look at the back, and look at the hind end. Work on him engaging, work on getting him to lift his core. The head will fall into it's natural frame.
To me it sounds like the horse has no balance- head held high and wanting to bolt off is something I see in horses that don't know how to shift their weight onto their hind end. Do lots of lifted pole work to get him using the hind end, lots of transitions, backing up and turns on the haunches.
Tying your horse's face down will only make the problem worse. A horse relying on a standing martingale to hold its head down is a horse that is bracing against the martingale. What does bracing do? Hollow out the back and disengage the hind end. And what does that do for your ride? Sure, the head is down and pretty... but nothing else is. Worry about everything else and the head will follow through.
Ok, this is my forum not the publicÂ’s. If you want to help people with this stuff, start your own forum please. |
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FirstLight, he is not going too fast, if anything too slow, also well balanced. The rest of him is perfect, he just will not put his damn head down. |
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