MrsMozartletoe
Just passing through...
Due to the wonky pelvis, on first vet's advice, I have not cantered Dizzy very much at all in the last nine months.
Second vet has now said treat as normal (bearing in mind that Dizz has a slightly wonky pelvis, etc.), so now we canter out on hacks, and I've cantered her once in the school.
Other than the school session, she's reasonably easy to hold in canter; happy to go into it; and we can pull up in a fairly controlled manner
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A few times, she's been quite 'snorty' when being cantered. She's all on the forehand anyway, being young and unbalanced and not having had the practice. Add this snorting to it, and I get pulled out of the saddle and steering is a bit pants.
I've just changed her bit from a Myler snaffle (broad barrel, fixed rings) because she'd be fussy in the mouth until she'd worked a for a while; she's now in a Happy Mouth jointed (with barrel) snaffle two ring gag, used on the big ring - she's less mouthy, but I don't feel that there is such a flow of energy between us as with the Myler.
I've also just put her onto Naff Resperatorezee (sp!) - the liquied seven day boost, to see if that helps. During the summer, and still now ot a slightly less extent, she rubs her right nostril when she gets chance.
Any thoughts etc welcome!
Second vet has now said treat as normal (bearing in mind that Dizz has a slightly wonky pelvis, etc.), so now we canter out on hacks, and I've cantered her once in the school.
Other than the school session, she's reasonably easy to hold in canter; happy to go into it; and we can pull up in a fairly controlled manner
A few times, she's been quite 'snorty' when being cantered. She's all on the forehand anyway, being young and unbalanced and not having had the practice. Add this snorting to it, and I get pulled out of the saddle and steering is a bit pants.
I've just changed her bit from a Myler snaffle (broad barrel, fixed rings) because she'd be fussy in the mouth until she'd worked a for a while; she's now in a Happy Mouth jointed (with barrel) snaffle two ring gag, used on the big ring - she's less mouthy, but I don't feel that there is such a flow of energy between us as with the Myler.
I've also just put her onto Naff Resperatorezee (sp!) - the liquied seven day boost, to see if that helps. During the summer, and still now ot a slightly less extent, she rubs her right nostril when she gets chance.
Any thoughts etc welcome!
