Any ides please

[Tiffany]

Any training tips or thoughts on a bit that will help lift my mare off her forehand please? She's fine in canter but it's the trot where she over bends. Thanks

 

[kerilli]

depends what you have her in at the moment, but really, it isn't a bit that will teach your mare to carry more weight behind and not lean on you, it is hours and hours of patient consistent schooling. lots of half-halts, lateral work to engage the hindquarters, that sort of thing.

 

[dianchi]

My mare does this as an adversion. Try ride a little more from your outside hand.

 

[jenbleep]

It will take ages but lots and lots of quality transitions - literally after she has warmed up do 4/5 strides of trot than bring her back to walk, then after 4/5 strides of walk take up back up to trot again.

Doing this on a circle is good. it will take a while though for her to build the correct muscles up as its harder working on the hindquarters.

*something I have to keep telling myself - Rome wasn't built in a day!*

 

[Tiffany]

We are competing at elementary and my mare finds everything easy and is light in front at home! It just seems to be at competitions - do you think it could be a tension/nervous thing? My trainer says she can do everything and will easily do PSG but that she is lazy! If only I could get the same work at competitions as I do at home. All advice appreciated appreciated.

 

[Tiffany]

Forgot to mention - even the judge at Field House yesterday said and I quote 'maybe a change of bit' Just don't know what to try.