dreamcometrue
Well-Known Member
Hi. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to prevent my pony leaning on the right rein? She favours the left side and so leans on the right rein.
I am recovering from surgery on my right shoulder and this leaning is getting painful. I am hacking her in walk six days per week as part of a fitness programme as she was out of work during my recovery, so I can’t cut down the riding. This afternoon I was really struggling to keep her straight in the contact. The only thing that gave my shoulder some relief was when I crossed the reins at her wither so my left arm and shoulder were dealing with the leaning. Is that even a thing?
She is a Connemara cross, quiet and steady (lazy) and ridden in a snaffle. She has quite a low head carriage too. I can’t ride her in the manège at present and haven’t done so for over a year due the the shoulder injury.
I am recovering from surgery on my right shoulder and this leaning is getting painful. I am hacking her in walk six days per week as part of a fitness programme as she was out of work during my recovery, so I can’t cut down the riding. This afternoon I was really struggling to keep her straight in the contact. The only thing that gave my shoulder some relief was when I crossed the reins at her wither so my left arm and shoulder were dealing with the leaning. Is that even a thing?
She is a Connemara cross, quiet and steady (lazy) and ridden in a snaffle. She has quite a low head carriage too. I can’t ride her in the manège at present and haven’t done so for over a year due the the shoulder injury.