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I took Olympic into my jump lesson this afternoon to try and start sorting his hollowness problem (were doing grids so I thought it would be the perfect oppourtunity) and now he's still jumping hollow but really getting his bum up in the air.
The only time he's ever done this with me is occasionally over the first x-pole and even then it's not very high but today he was really doing it with some height and force
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The grid consisted of a x-polewith a bounce to an upright, 1 stride to an upright then eventually 2 strides to a spread. The spread was about 70cs (ish) in front and about 90cms at the back and apparantly his bum came above my head and he landed so steeply and he really threw me forwards, had I not put buth hands on his neck to quickly steady myself I would have been straight out of the front door. It reall shook me up and I could have happily burst into tears. I have no idea what is up with him, I'm getting him seen my our local McTimoney person next week so I hope she doesn't find any sore bits.
Any ideas as to what is wrong?
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He had a new one fitted last saturday and he's been fine (can quite happily go pinging around fields winding himself up out on hacks so I can only assume it isn't hurting him. Plus apart rom the hollowness he was okay jumping for the saddle fitter
 
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He shouldn't be landing that steeply, especially over fences of that size
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You've just been through the saddle polava haven't you? Could it be psychological following the ill-fitting one? Could he still be sore?

I'd suggest having him seen by a Bowen therapist, mine has been the making of Boo and picked up on so many little niggles that had been overlooked by vets and chiropractors which had collectively become a big problem for her.
 
Well that has been my thinking all along, and I said to my instructor (who I'm guessing assumed that jumping like that was the norm for him) that I was concerned that he thought that his back would still hurt but she said it was something totally different which upset me quite abit. If the McTimoney throws nothing up I will happily resort to anything to try and sort him (am even considering getting one of those horse comunicators out
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Do the Bowen people have a website?
 
I knew of a horse that ditched everyone out the front door when landing over a fence and it ended up he had a kidney infection.

Just try to catch some wee in a clean pot and run it along to your vets for them to dip a stick into it soon as you can. It wont' cost much.
 
Maybe try lunging him over a small fence with tack on so you can see his reaction without you on him, and if it is psychological he may just come round to the idea that it doesn't hurt any more?
 
How's your position in the new saddle? I used to upset my mare by landing a bit lumpy on her as we came down which caused this. Just wondering if new saddle is perhaps not giving you the support/position you're used to?
Clutching at straws I know.
 
Emma123 - Lunging over a fence tacked up was on the cards for tomorrow anyway so I totally agree with you there.

P_B - The new saddle is very similar to my stubben but the stubben is quite old so is very well worn in whereas the Presteige is ll new an slippery but even when I was stood off his back gng through the grid he still did it
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