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I meant small hunter, local level, I know he's really a pony but he is a full 14.2 , I can't believe there isn't a class for working hunter types that don't jump... :s

if hes sore under the saddle he wont be working through and therefore wont be using his hind quarters, if hes unhappy he wont be using nutrient from his food correctly. when his back and saddle are sorted you will probably find the problem rectifies itself, to help him along you can try cooking...

Many thanks to you all, i think i am going to try some show hunter (pony) classes if i can find any, it will give him the groundwork whilst we practice our jumping, like i said he will jump almost anything but its not always a pretty sight - sometimes rushed and inverted into the fence, hes only...

Dont look at your hands, if you can do safely (ie on a lungeline) ride with your eyes shut, that way you will have to "feel" the contact on the reins, make sure your hands are soft, not gripping on for dear life, to do this imagine you are holding a squeezy ball in both hands and to hold it...

I would quarter mark, and shark teeth if his hindquarters need improving. Quarter marks can be done with a mane comb, brush all the hair along the direction of growth, using some showshine or similar to dampen the hair, using a mane comb - even better if if has had 1/3 of the teeth removed from...

Thank u everyone, I think I will try the ridden hunter (pony) if I can find a class and work on our jumping so I can do some working hunter next year as he does jump well but tends to rush into the fence often inverted so quite a bit of homework to do, but to be fair on him he has only been...

What showing classes could i enter? he is 14.2h of unknown breeding... jumps nearly anything but not prettily... :D

please see the later thread that has the pictures.... thanx !!

I want to show my horse but i am stuggling to find the best class, he is 14.2 full up and not heavy enough for a cob class but im concerned he isnt light enough for small hunter or show hunter pony... he is of unknown breeding but moves straight and boy can he change gear for a gallop!! will...

dont know if this will help because it was not really designed for dressage use... but perhaps you could adapt it. Firstly teach the word "back" to her, on the ground, you start a horse by lunging and using words so the same can apply to this exercise, once she has some understanding of the...

I want to show my pony he is 148cm of unknown breeding, I want to know what is the best class i can show him in? I have read about small hunter or show hunter pony but pics of these seem to be lighter than him, cob classes seem to be heavier than him... so what is...