Annette4
Well-Known Member
Ok so even sharing something isn't likely to happen any time soon but I do have free rein with a friends mares and she's willing to hire a trailer to take one out for me if I want to.
I will admit I hate not having something to work for so aiming to do a local dressage with the smaller of the two. I have one issue....she detests moving! She'll happily walk all day and will do a short stuffy trot for a couple of strides but thats it. She's no different out hacking either. However, she's just got a new saddle and does feel much better in it so I think it may be a case now of showing her she can move really.
As a bit of back story...she bred 6 foals from 2-9 and was just left in a field to get on with it. She's a lovely mare and very safe and steady which is what my friend wants but I'd like to encourage her to be a bit more forward thinking even if we don't manage the dressage.
I'll try and get a video of me riding her at some point which might be a bit more help.
I've been trying to just get her off the leg in walk as a start. I ask first, if I don't get a response I back it up with my schooling whip but she's not getting any quicker.
I feel crap but I've never dealt with a horse who was this unwilling to move forward.
I will admit I hate not having something to work for so aiming to do a local dressage with the smaller of the two. I have one issue....she detests moving! She'll happily walk all day and will do a short stuffy trot for a couple of strides but thats it. She's no different out hacking either. However, she's just got a new saddle and does feel much better in it so I think it may be a case now of showing her she can move really.
As a bit of back story...she bred 6 foals from 2-9 and was just left in a field to get on with it. She's a lovely mare and very safe and steady which is what my friend wants but I'd like to encourage her to be a bit more forward thinking even if we don't manage the dressage.
I'll try and get a video of me riding her at some point which might be a bit more help.
I've been trying to just get her off the leg in walk as a start. I ask first, if I don't get a response I back it up with my schooling whip but she's not getting any quicker.
I feel crap but I've never dealt with a horse who was this unwilling to move forward.