hunting a big boy

[rharvey92]

hiya,
my friend has asked me to continue to fitten her 17.1 tank of a horse for hunting, as she has broken her leg and obviously cant ride. i am thinking hill work and jumping, anything else anyone can recommend?
also, he is very difficult to collect, as im sure you can imagine, and im a little worried he'll end up leaving me behind when we do hunt, having said this, he is very sloppy also. im not too keen on spurs, but will carry a stick of course, can anyone recommend a bitting solution? he is currently in a fulmer snaffle?
thankss!

 

[stumper33]

I hunt two 17.3hh, both in Cheltenham gags. I tend to leave them alone and let them get on with it and they are surprising agile in trappy places.

 

[Happy Hunter]

I would ask how fit he is already - if you have only dragged him out of the field last week after a year off, you may miss this season!

I have a 17hh Cleveland who seems to keep herself fit nicely on long hacks, a little schooling and hill work.
A good hacking field with one side canter one trot half walk half trot 2sides canter ect changed and adapted to ground/conditions/fitness will work well.

Hills are worth their weight in gold! Living in flat Oxfordshire I have to work around that!