Fattie_Hattie
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My mare really leans on my right rein. Some days its worse than others. What can i do to stop her doing it? any ideas?
Leaning on one rein
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kerilli
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keep lightening that rein, and take a slightly firmer contact on the other. keep her head straight, don't let her trick you into holding her in or out. it's just a bad habit she can lose, just as she acquired it! use your legs to send her forward if she gets silly about not having tha rein to lean on. good luck!
Jemayni
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Is he listening to your right leg? Mine does this & if I boot him in the ribs with my right leg he stops doing it....
Fattie_Hattie
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Yes she listens to my legs fine she is just really consistant with it it really aches my arm aswell lol!
amzy
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Does it happen in the school, out hacking on roads, or both?
Fattie_Hattie
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just in the school when i am schooling she doesnt do it when i jump or hack?
Jemayni
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Are you sitting straight? Are her teeth ok?
jumpthemoon
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keep lightening that rein, and take a slightly firmer contact on the other. keep her head straight, don't let her trick you into holding her in or out. it's just a bad habit she can lose, just as she acquired it! use your legs to send her forward if she gets silly about not having tha rein to lean on. good luck!
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Ditto this....
keep lightening that rein, and take a slightly firmer contact on the other. keep her head straight, don't let her trick you into holding her in or out. it's just a bad habit she can lose, just as she acquired it! use your legs to send her forward if she gets silly about not having tha rein to lean on. good luck!
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Ditto this....
Fattie_Hattie
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keep lightening that rein, and take a slightly firmer contact on the other. keep her head straight, don't let her trick you into holding her in or out. it's just a bad habit she can lose, just as she acquired it! use your legs to send her forward if she gets silly about not having tha rein to lean on. good luck!
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Ok i wil try this 2moro thank you
keep lightening that rein, and take a slightly firmer contact on the other. keep her head straight, don't let her trick you into holding her in or out. it's just a bad habit she can lose, just as she acquired it! use your legs to send her forward if she gets silly about not having tha rein to lean on. good luck!
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Ok i wil try this 2moro thank you
jumpthemoon
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OOOOH! Nice siggy!
Fattie_Hattie
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Thank you! GabbY8tIa did it for me
tis veryy nice!
tis veryy nice!Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
I've always been told that leaning on the right rein originates in lazyness/lack of engagement in the right hind leg...so if you can get him (her? sorry) stepping under...and taking more weight on it, the right shoulder should lighten and the rein contact too.
Exercises which might help...turn on the haunches, shoulder in, leg yield, lots of transitions, trot pole work.
And 'drop' the contact periodically so you are not holding his/her head and neck up...they are too heavy LOL>
Good luck
S
Exercises which might help...turn on the haunches, shoulder in, leg yield, lots of transitions, trot pole work.
And 'drop' the contact periodically so you are not holding his/her head and neck up...they are too heavy LOL>
Good luck
S
sfward
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I posted on this in competition riders recently - http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2268082/an/0/page/2#2268082 - some of the replies may help you too?
Also it may be worth getting your horse checked out by a chiropractor. Missie was done yesterday and much of her one-sidedness is a physical rather than a 'schooling' problem caused by a fall/cast or similar, which has led to uneven muscle development on one side. Fortunately it has only happened quite recently so should be relatively easy to fix he tells me, but it might be a good idea to get your horse checked out too?
Also it may be worth getting your horse checked out by a chiropractor. Missie was done yesterday and much of her one-sidedness is a physical rather than a 'schooling' problem caused by a fall/cast or similar, which has led to uneven muscle development on one side. Fortunately it has only happened quite recently so should be relatively easy to fix he tells me, but it might be a good idea to get your horse checked out too?
FMM
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My mare did this and I was losing the will to ride her. However, I realised that although she started the problem, I made it worse by grabbing the rein. This was proven to be the case when I held my reins in the left hand and put my right hand behind my back ...
Try some lunge lessons with you riding her so you can both get the feel of not having to fight.
Try some lunge lessons with you riding her so you can both get the feel of not having to fight.
JessMannion
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that is really annoying i had a share who always did that but i found half halting worked really well!! good luck