breaking help / breaking services recommendations Essex Area

[kate89]

Hi all

I’m really stuck, I hope you can help!  I own a 14.2 Lipizzaner 4 yr old gelding.

He has saddle and bridle on, walking, trotting on the lunge and the beginning stages of long reining. I have put in endless hours of ground work and everything seems to be going well.

I decided to sit on him the other day and was expecting him to run off, buck, the usual... but he didn’t, don’t get me wrong I not complaining but I seem to be experiencing the opposite problem.... I can’t get mine to move!

He plants his feet and refuses to move! I have had his back and teeth checked and he passed with flying colours, I have had to get a helper lead me around the field with my feet out of the stirrups and gently tapping his sides to get him used to leg contact and giving him constant reassurance. But once she let go he stops dead, I have never experienced anything like it.

Now I’m in unknown territory, I have broken youngsters in before so I’m not a complete novice but I cant always guarantee there will be people to help me as I’m on a private yard.

So the question is, do I let the professionals help me, or do I persevere myself with an alternative technique???

Can anyone recommend anyone’s breaking services in the Essex area?

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Many thanks
Kate

 

[canteron]

Try Ali Wakelin. She is brilliant and if you are confident/knowledgeable enough already will work with you to find a way through all the little breaking issues before they become a problem. Although she is not cheap and does tend to have a waiting list, because she works on giving you the information you need to work with your horse, in the end I really think it works out a huge amount cheaper and you are pretty guaranteed to end up with the horse you want! www.aliwakelin.co.uk