AShetlandBitMeOnce
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Update: Had a video call with saddle fitter who couldn't see a thing wrong with the black country (original) saddle but said I could try a Thorowgood with a wider gullet plate and see if he prefers it as it will be handy to have anyway as it's so changeable. So I picked one up from Facebook Marketplace and tried him in them both this PM..
Well be was bloomin' foot perfect in them both and I asked for forward with mostly voice and the lightest of aids to make sure he didn't do it just because I had asked even if he was unhappy, rode in the Thorowgood first and he was great, then back to the stable and swapped and took him back up to the school and he was great again - and I didn't think he would be as he would have thought he was finished.
So long story short, I think he was just being a baby and finding the 'no' button
Friend is still coming Tuesday and so is massage lady early next week, just to cover all bases.
Well be was bloomin' foot perfect in them both and I asked for forward with mostly voice and the lightest of aids to make sure he didn't do it just because I had asked even if he was unhappy, rode in the Thorowgood first and he was great, then back to the stable and swapped and took him back up to the school and he was great again - and I didn't think he would be as he would have thought he was finished.
So long story short, I think he was just being a baby and finding the 'no' button
Friend is still coming Tuesday and so is massage lady early next week, just to cover all bases.