Ziggy_
Well-Known Member
I'm having a little bit of an issue with my horse out hacking at the moment. She's always been strong, excitable and prone to brake failure so I'm careful where I canter her and make sure I pull up in plenty of time.
However she seems to get to a point where she just loses it and nothing will stop her - unless we reach the end of the track - she's not stupid and will stop immediately if she sees a gate/road or whatever coming up. She just doesn't see any reason why she should stop if there's a perfectly good track in front of her and stopping is entiely on her terms, not mine!
How can I stay in control of her? We always start with a steady canter and I have to keep playing with the bit to stop her locking her neck and peeing off, but she gradually gets faster and stronger until we can't stop and its not much fun. She's exactly the same alone or in company, and is always at the front in company as she's a nightmare to canter behind another horse and pulls like a train.
She's already in a dutch gag on the bottom hole, grackle and martingale; as I said, she's always been prone to brake failure.
However she seems to get to a point where she just loses it and nothing will stop her - unless we reach the end of the track - she's not stupid and will stop immediately if she sees a gate/road or whatever coming up. She just doesn't see any reason why she should stop if there's a perfectly good track in front of her and stopping is entiely on her terms, not mine!
How can I stay in control of her? We always start with a steady canter and I have to keep playing with the bit to stop her locking her neck and peeing off, but she gradually gets faster and stronger until we can't stop and its not much fun. She's exactly the same alone or in company, and is always at the front in company as she's a nightmare to canter behind another horse and pulls like a train.
She's already in a dutch gag on the bottom hole, grackle and martingale; as I said, she's always been prone to brake failure.
