Cow kicking in Canter transitions

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Started having lessons with a new dressage trainer this past fortnight.

He schooled amazingly well yesterday, and some walk - trot progressive transitions were perfect!

However! (There is always a BUT!)

He has started to cow kicking in his trot - canter transitions (quite large!) and do them again when you apply the leg aid to push him thru it.

My trainer commented on my seat being good, but i think im gonna struggle to push him through it to get it out of him.

He is bending beautifully and everything else is fine (back done not long ago and saddle, teeth done in April). Normally when he gets a back niggle he is consistently badly behaved. Once pushed through it he goes beautifully.

Hes 7 now.

Any ideas?
 
Might be worth getting the physio out again just to double check? If you've got a new trainer and a new way of working him, he might just be a bit tight and sore if he's using muscles he isn't used to using.

Mine is doing the same and needs physio and saddle checked.
 
Totally agree with above, best to double check, sometimes it can be just the canter work that is causing the pain where as he may not feel anything in walk, trot etc specially if its around the pelvis area, always worth a gander.
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Physio on hol until Mid Aug :-(

Said to take it easy with him or get vet, vet is at yard today so if shes got times gonna have a quick peek (she knows his history so would be handy!).
 
My show cob did the same, only in Canter, went to Leahurst in the end. Turned out she has a scaroilliac injury.

I do hope yours is "just a tweak" or you need your saddle rebalancing or similar.

Good luck
 
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