Heading out later on to ride yo's horse ...

[ColleenIsh]

shes a grey 16.2hh mare, yo has done very little with her , a few hacks , no jumping and very little flat work .


I had a sit on her about 2 wks ago and rode her in walk trot and a canter .

Found that she is very dead to the leg and has a very hard mouth , can not get her on the bit at all ( shes in a snaffle bit) .... Any one want to do me out a work plan for her ?

Always like a challenge , Il try and get as many videos and pics as i can .
Would love to start going to shows again , this mare I dont has went to any shows at all, she is i think 8 yr old . can pop a fence will never jump big fences but hey will do me starting off again .
Heres a pic of her ( bare in mind yo doesnt like pulled manes lol ) but each to their own .

 

[spider]

She looks very sweet. You need to get her going forward and off the leg before you worry about whether she is on the bit. Do loads of transititions and insist she answers your leg at once. Light squeeze, if no response kick, if no response use your stick. If she leaps forward or canters off let her go so long as she is reacting. Don't pull back on the reins. Also lots of circles and suppling work if she is not used to being schooled.
Good luck

 

[ColleenIsh]

dead as a door nail ... I have been using a schooling whip with her , she doesnt respond to my leg at all . I dont intend to pull back on the reins as long as she goes forward lol
Il be happy

Also have noticed that if you trot in a straight line , she tends to dish out with her front near side ? any correcting in this ? ?

 

[Dogbetty141]

what does dish out mean?? Id just try walking and lunging for 10mins first before you atart thinking about trotting and cantering as she has not done a lot for so long! Basic work to start of with!

 

[JessPickle]

I found that even carrying a schooling stick helps me, because pickle can see it he becomes a lot more responsive then I just give him a tap with it if he does not respond. Lots of transitions also help

 

[ColleenIsh]

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what does dish out mean?? Id just try walking and lunging for 10mins first before you atart thinking about trotting and cantering as she has not done a lot for so long! Basic work to start of with!

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she has been out hacking with yo and has been rode since I last rode her but no real schooling as such
Sorry cráp at explaining myself

Dishing out is basically she will throw out her leg to the side whilst in a trot