Tabbsie
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I have a gorgeous, 16.3 warmblood gelding, 7 years and just coming out of newcomers. He's highly talented, extremely powerful and sometimes dangerously unpredictable..
The last few times he has been out either competing or at clinics (with other horses), he has developed a seriously nasty habit of slamming on the breaks 1/2 strides from landing AFTER a fence.
Due to the height/propulsion of the jump, it is impossible to stay on when he does this, resulting in many painful falls (within the last month)..
The consistent pattern of events are the following:
always an oxer towards end of arena (not continuing to another fence ahead)
Mostly landing on right rein,
over 95 cm
other horses present
we have tried altering the pace (trot/slow canter/more pace), but to little effect.
his feed is cut down to a minimum for winter, no nothing overheating is in his diet.
most of the forums I have read and research all involve refusals before the fence, so I don't think this is relevant ..
any advice/similar experiences please share !
He's a fantastic horse otherwise, so I hope we can get through this!
The last few times he has been out either competing or at clinics (with other horses), he has developed a seriously nasty habit of slamming on the breaks 1/2 strides from landing AFTER a fence.
Due to the height/propulsion of the jump, it is impossible to stay on when he does this, resulting in many painful falls (within the last month)..
The consistent pattern of events are the following:
always an oxer towards end of arena (not continuing to another fence ahead)
Mostly landing on right rein,
over 95 cm
other horses present
we have tried altering the pace (trot/slow canter/more pace), but to little effect.
his feed is cut down to a minimum for winter, no nothing overheating is in his diet.
most of the forums I have read and research all involve refusals before the fence, so I don't think this is relevant ..
any advice/similar experiences please share !
He's a fantastic horse otherwise, so I hope we can get through this!