cob&onion
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Also in the C and T...........but thought i may get more responses in this part of the forum 
My cob is 5 years old and has been back in work a few months now after having a 10 month down time break as a 4yr old (my pregnancy).
I posted here a while back regarding improving the canter. Since then i have done mainly hacking and alot of canter work across fields. The canter is improving and am managing some transitions from trot to canter back to trot along the straight fields and up some gradual hills. The only thing i do find is she can be quite strong in company (fine on her own) and although i am managing to *hold* her shes definitely pulling and i do have trouble stopping her, although she never speeds up without me asking she still pulls. This is mainly done with her raising her head up and opening her mouth. Don't really want to change her tack - any tips? Currently in a cavesson noseband, neue schule loose ring snaffle with lozenge which she goes lovely in schooling wise.
Tonight i took her her in the school for the first time in about a month. Still having baby issues such as keeping her in a straight line, she tends to lean to the left slightly and comes away from the outer track (if that makes sense) we tried a few canter transitions and they where much better. Asking for the canter on the corner and getting it right away on the right leg.
Did some none stirrup work for 10 mins and the difference in her way of going was remarkably better, she was more relaxed and kept the same rhythmic trot which was impulsive without her running away from me and most of all it felt really together and she was lovely and light am trying to ride longer and when i took back my stirrups they where floating above my ankles
Makes me think about my position now and without stirrups she seemed alot better.
I really want to do some more cob classes with her, judges really like her but say her schooling lets her down. Want to get it right before we try again. Am in no rush though
So am looking for exercises to improve straightness and any other tips would be appreciated.
Also how is she looking? am trying to keep her weight under control as she is an extremely good doer!
At the moment she is on a field with little grazing, not bald but well grazed. She gets 2 very small hard feeds a day which consist of 1 small handfull chaff, bit of fast fibre and 1/4 of course mix and a glug of oil per feed.
She's well covered but i can't help thinking maybe she looks a bit too lean?! or maybe am not used to seeing her un-fat
(she's due a hog and a feather clip)
Just to give you an idea how she goes......i know am looking down my hands are too low and far back etc but am working on the issues
Thanks
My cob is 5 years old and has been back in work a few months now after having a 10 month down time break as a 4yr old (my pregnancy).
I posted here a while back regarding improving the canter. Since then i have done mainly hacking and alot of canter work across fields. The canter is improving and am managing some transitions from trot to canter back to trot along the straight fields and up some gradual hills. The only thing i do find is she can be quite strong in company (fine on her own) and although i am managing to *hold* her shes definitely pulling and i do have trouble stopping her, although she never speeds up without me asking she still pulls. This is mainly done with her raising her head up and opening her mouth. Don't really want to change her tack - any tips? Currently in a cavesson noseband, neue schule loose ring snaffle with lozenge which she goes lovely in schooling wise.
Tonight i took her her in the school for the first time in about a month. Still having baby issues such as keeping her in a straight line, she tends to lean to the left slightly and comes away from the outer track (if that makes sense) we tried a few canter transitions and they where much better. Asking for the canter on the corner and getting it right away on the right leg.
Did some none stirrup work for 10 mins and the difference in her way of going was remarkably better, she was more relaxed and kept the same rhythmic trot which was impulsive without her running away from me and most of all it felt really together and she was lovely and light am trying to ride longer and when i took back my stirrups they where floating above my ankles
Makes me think about my position now and without stirrups she seemed alot better.
I really want to do some more cob classes with her, judges really like her but say her schooling lets her down. Want to get it right before we try again. Am in no rush though
So am looking for exercises to improve straightness and any other tips would be appreciated.
Also how is she looking? am trying to keep her weight under control as she is an extremely good doer!
At the moment she is on a field with little grazing, not bald but well grazed. She gets 2 very small hard feeds a day which consist of 1 small handfull chaff, bit of fast fibre and 1/4 of course mix and a glug of oil per feed.
She's well covered but i can't help thinking maybe she looks a bit too lean?! or maybe am not used to seeing her un-fat
(she's due a hog and a feather clip)
Just to give you an idea how she goes......i know am looking down my hands are too low and far back etc but am working on the issues
Thanks
