Suzy
Well-Known Member
I would be grateful for suggestions of different bits to try in my girl.
We are currently embarking on our first season eventing (just done our first PN). She is a fairly confident SJ but still green XC - and generally a pretty cautious mare!
I am having a bit of trouble both SJ and XC (mostly XC though) in as much as she is running through my hand (albeit slowly). It feels like she has grabbed the bit, and is particularly hard/blocked on the right rein. This makes her hard to turn. She stays fairly round whilst she does this. She does this until about 2-4 strides out, at which point I have to be careful she doesn't just drop off my leg.
XC the problem is worse because she is a little big backwards thinking and spooky anyway XC, so she can end up travelling sideways instead of forwards in the direction I want to go in - this was much more noticeable PN as obviously more accuracy of steering is required.
She is currently in a french link with cheeks. I wondered if she would be better with something she can't grab hold of, so I tried a copper roller, but she really didn't like that - perhaps too much nut cracker action? She really isn't strong, so I don't want anything too strong in her or she'll just really back off it.
Anyway, sorry for such an essay. I hope this makes some sense - any ideas/suggestions??
thanks
We are currently embarking on our first season eventing (just done our first PN). She is a fairly confident SJ but still green XC - and generally a pretty cautious mare!
I am having a bit of trouble both SJ and XC (mostly XC though) in as much as she is running through my hand (albeit slowly). It feels like she has grabbed the bit, and is particularly hard/blocked on the right rein. This makes her hard to turn. She stays fairly round whilst she does this. She does this until about 2-4 strides out, at which point I have to be careful she doesn't just drop off my leg.
XC the problem is worse because she is a little big backwards thinking and spooky anyway XC, so she can end up travelling sideways instead of forwards in the direction I want to go in - this was much more noticeable PN as obviously more accuracy of steering is required.
She is currently in a french link with cheeks. I wondered if she would be better with something she can't grab hold of, so I tried a copper roller, but she really didn't like that - perhaps too much nut cracker action? She really isn't strong, so I don't want anything too strong in her or she'll just really back off it.
Anyway, sorry for such an essay. I hope this makes some sense - any ideas/suggestions??
thanks