Recent content by Sorcha Fitzpatrick

Thank you Cortez! So essentially we're going back to the beginning? She's only 6. She keeps her mouth more or less closed. I'll hand this suggestion over. I've never seen the mare being lunged in side reins so I'm pretty sure they've only tried to correct this under saddle.

My mistake Palindrome. It's not my horse and owner has changed bit from Happy Mouth to Myler since I last spoke to her, hoping it would make a difference (it didn't, unfortunately). Cortez I'd be delighted to hear any suggestion you may have regarding what we do In trying to correct the...

Your post makes it pretty clear you regard this as a uniquely Irish phenomenon. If you'd read MY original post, I asked for advice on either bitting (which has been taken on board gratefully), or suggestions for exercises to try and correct the tilt. I'm not sure how or why the Irish...

Thanks guys. The horse definitely has no physiological problems. It has been checked and rechecked. Teeth, ears, tack etc all cleared as potential issues. She is ridden in a myler bit 😊 Does anyone has any suggestions for exercises to combat tilting? Cortez. Your comments are a...

Curious also. Why the question about Ireland? Does this have some relevance? Thanks all for input otherwise. It's given us something to think about and look into further. Much obliged 😊

The horse has regular maintenance physio and nothing untoward has turned up. She also does it when other riders sit on. These riders are not novices so it's not a rider issue. It's definitely caused by her drawing her tongue back. Even vet has confirmed this. At this point it's an ingrained...

Yes everything we can think of has been checked

Hi all Have a question regarding a friend's mare. When being ridden, the mare draws her tongue back to the back of her throat and tilts her head to the side. Same on both reins. We've tried every conceivable tongue guard, changed bits etc. Makes no difference. She tilts less if kept...