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As as very green riders, we were told that if the horse is getting too fast on a narrow forest track and we can't slow it down, turn its...

Shoulder in - all the way one side then the other , then a bit of haunches in or travers … try to avoid a strong contact just vary his...

Thanks for the update

When things worked out so well I felt really happy being able to come back and say that things are going well! I'm absolutely loving my...

How refreshing when a post is updated by OP to let us know how the advice given worked out and how they are doing now. It is so...

Thanks for the lovely update.

It's been nearly exactly a month so in case anyone sees this late or was curious about the current goings-on of my loaning saga 😆 I'm...

Seriously, it sounds to me like you're being taken advantage of. One unsuitable and unsafe horse has been replaced with another, you're...

Thank you for your concern and input! It's actually the best loan situation I've been able to find in my area 🙈 and there's basically no...

Speak with the owner - do they hack him out? If so alone or in company? In same tack or different? What routes? What times of day? If...

I'll ask the owner about it. Afaik she'd ride him in the same tack, he'd also have experience hacking out on his own on all the routes...

But you should have been able to control both his speed and direction before hacking him out. Regardless of whether thehorse is...

Yeah that's definitely possible. I just wanted to try him up/down the lane to get an idea what he'd be like leaving the yard/arena, his...

Re thge napping, sounds like you need to be much firmer with turning his neck, but you may not have the experience to see thris through...

If the owner hacks him, I'd find out when she does this, where do they go, what paces etc and replicate that to start with as he'll know...