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Ok bit of background... I will try and make it short but I appear to be waffling already...

Lovely cob, owned for two years - spent the first 18 months getting to know her pootling around 2 or 3 times a week.

Now riding 5 times a week, focusing more on schooling with hacks at the weekend. Found an amazing trainer who has made me see that I have years of time with her so why not aim for something.... prior to lessons with her I had never ridden in an outline, schooled for an outcome, even attempted to look for quality.

So, trainer rode Liv yesterday and said that she hadn't realised how tough she was making my job. It seems that my weaknesses (in my ability) allow Liv to play to her strengths - refusal to soften (she picks and chooses), leaning so heavily on the right rein, motorbiking when she takes a hold of the bit.....

Trainer can react to this immediately and reward immediately but I can't. It is too much of a thought process for me while I am riding as much of this is new to me - previously I have just been hacking, walk trot and canter in the school, pop a cross pole very occasionally - not really 'riding' but more just 'being along for the ride'.

So, trainer could take Liv in for schooling. I think she is an amazing rider and very quick to praise Liv and reward and genuinely think she is a nice mare but she now thinks that Liv needs some intervention - more than I can give and if it can bring her on it will develop me more quickly and we will move forward.

What are your thoughts? I have never considered it and don't know anyone who has done it....
 
I sent one of my boys to my trainer while I had a knee operation and it was great!! Not only did he keep him in proper work but really improved his schooling. He had the right work and it was constant and the best thing I've done. When I started riding again I still had him there and went for a lesson once a week to start with and built it up from there! Theres nothing to stop you going and riding them too a couple of times a week so your part of that progress and know what they are doing and learn how to do it yourself too so that when they come home you can continue the same type of work! Good Luck :) x
 
interesting as we have one at work that is ridden by the dressage trainer twice a week and has been for 9 months now-the owner does novice eventing, dressage (about to go up to affiliated)and showjumping at 100cm, pony is 14.2hh.

the dressage trainer hopes the pony will make the british team given time,but as time goes on the owner is finding the pony more and more difficult and heavy in the hand to ride.

its area dressage this sunday and after that we will be looking for a new trainer in the hope that things can be reversed.

the general opinion is that the pony is needing a stronger rider due to the trainer being stronger!

i have over the years really seen it work for some getting someone else to improve the horses way of going but rather than send her away or the trainer doing all the riding i would discuss her riding the horse once a week or fortnight.

personally i would be having lunge lessons as well as flat on a more established horse to improve your balance/level of riding so you are able to raise your level of riding or your mare may still need more of you than you are able to give
 
jools123 said:
i have over the years really seen it work for some getting someone else to improve the horses way of going but rather than send her away or the trainer doing all the riding i would discuss her riding the horse once a week or fortnight.

personally i would be having lunge lessons as well as flat on a more established horse to improve your balance/level of riding so you are able to raise your level of riding or your mare may still need more of you than you are able to give
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Thanks Jools - I think what she is talking about is wanting to instil a certain level of change in Liv that will help me to grasp certain things without her fighting so I can learn more about feel withough having her brace against me - she does it with me because she knows that she can. Trainer thinks she needs some intensive consistency so that I can move forward.... I have been having lunge lessons and trainer does pop on her quite often. Sometimes we work as we are, sometimes we don't. I know that the work is also needed with me - please don't think that this is me saying that this is her issue and she needs fixing...

ETA - she is very capable and turns into supremo dressage cob at times!

I agree, I guess it works for some and not others. I hate making decisions!
 
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course its geniune:D:D:D

i wish everyone good luck with their horses

i just want everyone to enjoy them, i keep mine on a yard where everyone knows best and everyone else does it wrong;)
 
jools123 said:
course its geniune:D:D:D

i wish everyone good luck with their horses

i just want everyone to enjoy them, i keep mine on a yard where everyone knows best and everyone else does it wrong;)
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Ah - I was reading it as a 'jeez, good luck with her you moron - you clearly don't know what you are doing'.

Just my stupid brain!!
 
NO!!!

how easy it to missunderstand the written word:)

i meant 'good luck with her' as in i hope it works out whatever you decide to do:D
 
Hi there.
This is and interesting post.
I apologies now if am repeating any thing.
From my experience i think it very much depends on your horse and her charactor.
Some horses will cope well with whom ever is riding them,others tend to take liberties.
I would strongly recommend seeing if you could have some lessons on a few differant well schooled horses, so you can feel for the right things, and you have the time to get your knitting in a twist, with out worrying.
I think it would be a good idea to get your trainer to come and ride your gg a couple of times a week (with you watching ) so you can learn and have time to compute things a little easier.
Some times what works for one horse does not work for enother, so It is important to learn the buttons to press for your gg.
Alot of the time riding is mind over matter, and you are all ready saying you can't do it.
Try not to think like that! PMA is very important for you and your horse to develop.
Good luck x
 
Jenna c bigg said:
Hi there.
This is and interesting post.
I apologies now if am repeating any thing.
From my experience i think it very much depends on your horse and her charactor.
Some horses will cope well with whom ever is riding them,others tend to take liberties.
I would strongly recommend seeing if you could have some lessons on a few differant well schooled horses, so you can feel for the right things, and you have the time to get your knitting in a twist, with out worrying.
I think it would be a good idea to get your trainer to come and ride your gg a couple of times a week (with you watching ) so you can learn and have time to compute things a little easier.
Some times what works for one horse does not work for enother, so It is important to learn the buttons to press for your gg.
Alot of the time riding is mind over matter, and you are all ready saying you can't do it.
Try not to think like that! PMA is very important for you and your horse to develop.
Good luck x
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Blooming predictive txt sorry for the mistakes!!!!! :)
 
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