milliepup
Well-Known Member
I have had my mare for 6 months now and she is very low mileage. She has always been taught previously to go round with her head up or behind the bit and hollow. I am trying to ride her more long and low but we are having a real battle with her mouth. She will constantly play with the bit, move head from side to side mouthing the bit when she does try and take it and now has just started to almost grab it and just get faster and faster and run away with you. In walk she works beautifully but in trot and canter it is getting unbearable no matter what we try. She also goes very tense as soon as you ask for the trot and try and work her forward and she will get behind your leg and sometimes stop dead and reverse. Teeth have been done recently, back checked with no problems.
At moment she is in a loose link snaffle with a flash as she keeps opening her mouth. Have tried a myler comfort snaffle which she hated and and a korsteel snaffle and all the same.
Please help as I really don't know what to try next.
Thx
At moment she is in a loose link snaffle with a flash as she keeps opening her mouth. Have tried a myler comfort snaffle which she hated and and a korsteel snaffle and all the same.
Please help as I really don't know what to try next.
Thx