maddielove
Well-Known Member
i have been debating for a while whether or not to buy a pessoa sytem as it appears i no longer have a horse...but a giraffe..and a very stubborn one at that,
i had a very hard time tonight schooling[was too windy to hack out]. i was planning on doing some canter work as it seems that her upwards transitinons[esp. trot to canter] are rediculously rushed and end up with a very rushed trot[which did eventually slow down..but not for very long] or a very speedy canter. my attempts to slow them down with a light half hault were un-succesful-she didn't listen at all so i had to give a little yank to get her to listen[while pushing her on at the same time]..which failed[though i'm not surprised]
also throughout all of this..she had her nose out & head up and hollowing her back. no matter how much i ask for her to go onto the bit..she constantly doesn't accept.
i know she can lower her nose/ accept the bit because she does it when i dont ask[which doesn't help]
so what i was wondering was- is there something i can do riding wise to help this
or
could i benefit from a pessoa system as i have heard it can help a horse work on a lower outline(not like we even have any outline!) and help with balance[which i think may be an issue here as she is only just getting back into porper schooling after 3+ years of being a broodmare and one year getting her fitter]
i would really like some help as it's starting to feel like an endless battle.
thanks xx
i had a very hard time tonight schooling[was too windy to hack out]. i was planning on doing some canter work as it seems that her upwards transitinons[esp. trot to canter] are rediculously rushed and end up with a very rushed trot[which did eventually slow down..but not for very long] or a very speedy canter. my attempts to slow them down with a light half hault were un-succesful-she didn't listen at all so i had to give a little yank to get her to listen[while pushing her on at the same time]..which failed[though i'm not surprised]
also throughout all of this..she had her nose out & head up and hollowing her back. no matter how much i ask for her to go onto the bit..she constantly doesn't accept.
i know she can lower her nose/ accept the bit because she does it when i dont ask[which doesn't help]
so what i was wondering was- is there something i can do riding wise to help this
or
could i benefit from a pessoa system as i have heard it can help a horse work on a lower outline(not like we even have any outline!) and help with balance[which i think may be an issue here as she is only just getting back into porper schooling after 3+ years of being a broodmare and one year getting her fitter]
i would really like some help as it's starting to feel like an endless battle.
thanks xx