It's funny what you have under your nose...

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And just don't realise it. I am a very nervous rider and usually stick to ground work and plodding around on a hack on my very rock solid and reliable welsh cob. I also own a trotter cross whom I have done the groundwork and quietly backed and a friend has ridden away. I have always assumed he would be too much for me to ride as he is alot more forward than the welsh d and a bit "looky". Tonight I looked at him and thought I would like to ride him! Said to friend if I feel unsafe I would hop off and we could swap back!!!

Set off on hack riding Alf in front with slight trepidation, remembered to keep relaxed and keep leg on had a first trot bit wobbly then another and then another!! He is a seriously fun, comfortable, forward going fab little horse!!!

Funny thing is I was planning to sell him and get something friend could do a bit of dressage with and would be safe for me to hack - and here it is, under my nose!! So now we have to prove to people that trotter crosses can, in fact do dressage, as we are talking unaffiliated novice level I see no reason why not!!
 
Reminded me of my Irish boy reading that - he was very green when I bought him as a just backed five year old two years ago, and today I lead my nearly four year old daughter out on him on her first hack out! He was such a gent! :-)
 
My trotter x was my pony/horse of a life time- the bond I had with him I don't think I'll ever replicate.

I had him straight out of harness and TBH he was never going to be a dressage horse but he could jump the wings off a sixpence turn! He had his quirks but these just made the bond stronger.

There are folk on here who do dressage with there trotter/pacers so it is possible....

Good luck x
 
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