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Thanks all for your input. Looks like this is a definite case for the vet...

Thank you!! It's so hard as she's improved so much the last two months, but there's obviously something not working somewhere. Not sure how she passed a 5* vetting so recently. :oops:

It been fitted by one saddler and double checked by another so hopefully - although I know that doesn't guarantee

Yep thank you - kind of wanted to know if I was being dramatic/wasting the owners money if I was to push them to get a full vet investigation, so thank you. Over-grown connie - 9 years old, so seems very strange they'd have her out of work during her 'prime' years, especially as she was eventing...

Asking from walk is a good idea! Interestingly, she does choose to land in canter left after a jump sometimes. Unfortunately there is no hacking on-site, although could try in one of the fields when the ground is better

Don't be sorry - I completely agree. Just appreciate everyone's thoughts/experiences!

Yes so she struggles to bend through her whole body (although has drastically improved), particularly on her difficult rein, so to stop her falling out through the shoulder (esp the canter transition) we've tried shoulder-in down the long side before asking for canter, as well as trotting a 5m...

I assume/hope they saw her canter left! She was off work for over a year (!) and only just back into work when she was purchased... apparently because they didn't have time to ride her but sounds like an excuse to me.

Thank you :) What are your thoughts on 'gadgets' when lungeing? I'm thinking if we can build the canter left while lungeing it will get easier under saddle. I've always preferred letting them stretch completely but she's just so wizzy and out of balance on the lunge!

Hello! Just looking for some friendly honest advice! Background: I'm riding a horse who really struggles picking up canter left. And I mean to the point that she sometimes gets canter right while lungeing on a circle left. The horse is a recent purchase for a young girl - so passed 5* vetting...

Thank you to those who have helped so far - getting some great and varied responses!!

Thank you for the feedback! I've tweaked one of the options :)

Hey everyone, I would be so appreciative of anyone who could fill out my questionnaire for my dissertation - it has 20 short questions about the marketing/advertising of equine businesses. Equine Marketing - A Consumer's Perspective ...and if anyone has any additional thoughts or opinions...

What would be your thoughts on short-term or temporary horse insurance? Would you find it useful to be able to buy just a week or even a days worth of insurance (for example if you had a potential new horse on trial, or you were taking your horse to a one-off event)? Would be interesting to...

Rollin - I am so happy to hear that riding helped him to such an extent! This is just the sort of thing I want to write about in my project. I have seen a fair amount of children benefit from riding just at the small yard I am at. And thank you so much for taking the time to complete the survey!