seabsicuit2
Well-Known Member
Trying to help a child with a welsh sec C pony that has this horrible habit of setting its jaw and just charging off to the right when it feels like it.
It will be when its coming across a circle or to a jump at the bottom of the school and the pony just literally sets its jaw and flies off- always to the gate
Its so strong when it does this that even I cant stop it doing this let alone a poor little child. It will always try it once with me, then i give her such a telling off and then she doesnt try it agin with me on board, but as soon as the child is back on, she always knows, and you can never quite trust her to just charge off at random moments!!
The tom thumb bit does work perfectly in stopping her doing this, but then the pony becomes too slow and behind the vertical and throws awkward jumps. We then tried a hanging cheek snaffle, but that gave no more control than an ordinary snaffle. She needs an ordinary snaffle to go well in for her flatwork and jumping- anything more severe is too much. But this doesnt help the crossing jaw problem!
Any ideas- I thought of a pricker bit ring on one side? any different nosebands? grackle/flash doesnt work. Poor child is in floods of tears everytime the pony does this and its a typical naughty little sod of a Welsh pony- no amount of training is going to stop her , she will always take advantage of a child rider! She's so strong she's even done it when lunging and you end up loosing her.. unless you have the lungeline attached directly to bit!
It will be when its coming across a circle or to a jump at the bottom of the school and the pony just literally sets its jaw and flies off- always to the gate
Its so strong when it does this that even I cant stop it doing this let alone a poor little child. It will always try it once with me, then i give her such a telling off and then she doesnt try it agin with me on board, but as soon as the child is back on, she always knows, and you can never quite trust her to just charge off at random moments!!
The tom thumb bit does work perfectly in stopping her doing this, but then the pony becomes too slow and behind the vertical and throws awkward jumps. We then tried a hanging cheek snaffle, but that gave no more control than an ordinary snaffle. She needs an ordinary snaffle to go well in for her flatwork and jumping- anything more severe is too much. But this doesnt help the crossing jaw problem!
Any ideas- I thought of a pricker bit ring on one side? any different nosebands? grackle/flash doesnt work. Poor child is in floods of tears everytime the pony does this and its a typical naughty little sod of a Welsh pony- no amount of training is going to stop her , she will always take advantage of a child rider! She's so strong she's even done it when lunging and you end up loosing her.. unless you have the lungeline attached directly to bit!