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Thank you. I think that might be a good idea, I might see if I can go hacking with the owner some weekend. I know it's practical to do a...

Hmm, sorry I'd missed that bit. I do think that asking him to go out on his own having not done it for ages was probably setting you...

Do you have someone else on the yard with a calm (but not slow) horse who you can hack with? I would put plenty of time aside for a...

Thank you for such a detailed response! In the school he does seem to be relaxed enough, he's responsive if I ask him to turn, ears...

I might see if I can ask someone. Aside from trying (and failing) to get him to go down the lane I haven't tried hacking him at all, I...

Does his owner/someone else hack him regularly? If not he is going to find it exciting/scary as well as be forward, and may react very...

No he's definitely trying to go faster, as in trying to go from walk>trot, occasionally trot>canter but trot definitely seems to be his...

Just a question. Does this horse look to get faster and faster (eg you want to walk, but he’s jogging and threatening to trot/ canter)...

Oh come on. Nobody here has seen the OP ride and they sound reasonably novice. Are we seriously suggesting that they change a bit of...

Thanks for the suggestions! Since he's not my own horse I don't think I can switch his gear (plus I've never really used stronger bits...

He has an eggbutt lozenge snaffle.

Hiya! I posted a while ago about my loan horse who had very bad separation anxiety. The owner at the yard had another horse who I've...

The purpose of language is communication. If a new person comes on to the forum, starts a thread saying that their horse bolted with...