Autumn30
Member
Hi I am new here and hoping someone might be able to help me.
I've recently purchased a new horse after 8 years without one, I maybe purchased on heart without being completely realistic!
She's 9 and I don't think she's ever received the best of training, and has muscles in the complete wrong place due to being allowed to have such a high head carriage.
Her previous owner had her for over 3 years and wanted to progress in dressage but maybe did not have the time to develop her.
We have had 2 lessons so far and the instructor has done amazingly to get her starting to go on a nice outline, from walk to trot- he believes its in there but its going to take some time. I do not want to be a dressage pro, I know that will never happen.
But more to the point, with time, proper training and her developing the strength in her neck and hind (in the correct places) will she learn that she doesn't have to be so tense carrying her head so high? The Chiropractor advised I try to lunge her in side reins and trying a Pessoa? To get the strength where she needs it?
I'm just wondering if there's anyone else on here that may have endured the same issue in the past? And is it possible to retain a 9 year old.
Any advise would be fantastic, thanks so much for taking time to read.
I've recently purchased a new horse after 8 years without one, I maybe purchased on heart without being completely realistic!
She's 9 and I don't think she's ever received the best of training, and has muscles in the complete wrong place due to being allowed to have such a high head carriage.
Her previous owner had her for over 3 years and wanted to progress in dressage but maybe did not have the time to develop her.
We have had 2 lessons so far and the instructor has done amazingly to get her starting to go on a nice outline, from walk to trot- he believes its in there but its going to take some time. I do not want to be a dressage pro, I know that will never happen.
But more to the point, with time, proper training and her developing the strength in her neck and hind (in the correct places) will she learn that she doesn't have to be so tense carrying her head so high? The Chiropractor advised I try to lunge her in side reins and trying a Pessoa? To get the strength where she needs it?
I'm just wondering if there's anyone else on here that may have endured the same issue in the past? And is it possible to retain a 9 year old.
Any advise would be fantastic, thanks so much for taking time to read.