Advice needed

[claireb27uk]

Hi

Im a novice owner and rider, ive had my horse for 6 months shes a 17 year old fell mare. We moved to a new yard in October and she seems very settled. Shes now in on a night and has limited turnout.

She recently has started bucking under saddle shes had her teeth done and her saddle was professionally fitted in August this year so im unsure as to if its behavioural as she is so lethargic and she is bucking when you kick her or use your stick to ask her to go forward from walk to trot, she will do a few strides of trot and then its back to walk.

Like i say teeth done, getting saddle fitter bck out to check saddle and im going to arrange for someone to come check her back, she is not on any hard feed as shes overweight and dont want her gaining any shes on about 2/3 nets of haylege which im going to change to hay. She bucks even on the lunge and in the school and field when turned out so im not sure if this is normal.

Any advice appreciated and do you think shes being lazy as she has always been a real plod and one you ve had to give a kick to get her forward since the day i bought her.

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Its very hard to say, sounds like you are getting the back person out so hopefully you will get to the bottom of it, it does seem strange she is suddenly doing it, I would be inclined to think it is pain related, could have slipped and pulled something out in the field or getting up/down in stable, sorry no real suggestion, but good luck

 

[TandD]

are you haveing lessons on her? this will help you get her more forward, but the instructor will also beable to help with the bucking issue and advise where to take it...pain/behavour/etc....

 

[claireb27uk]

Im going to get lessons, shes from a trekking centre so isnt well schooled.

At previous yard did alot of hacking im wondering is shes not liking the schooling as she finds it hard, but theres nowhere to hack at new yard.

 

[Jill Crewe]

Im going to get lessons, shes from a trekking centre so isnt well schooled.

At previous yard did alot of hacking im wondering is shes not liking the schooling as she finds it hard, but theres nowhere to hack at new yard.

If it's not a pain issue - with her being from a trekking centre maybe she is objecting to the schooling like you say - or maybe she isn't used to being worked on her own?