Blazingkate
Well-Known Member
hi, my friends asked me to try and find some advice on her new pony so here goes. Basically her new pony is forward going which is fine, but, it does have a tendency to pull and to try and go faster, and when my friend checks her back, the pony leaps off all fours, high. (My mate fell off today). Now she doesn't mind the forward goingness, it's the leaps. It really scaried my mate because her last pony was a bit of a plod. When she fell off, she asked me to get on it, so I did and gave it a really blast, well, a long canter lol. Basically I noticed that if you relax, let her have her head, and just let her get into a rythm she's fine, however her rythm is fast, and she does tend to get faster, and the second I tried to slow her down she threw her head up and leaped and bombed off. Now this is no good for jumping, which is what my friend wants to do.
I should probably tell you all I know bout the pony so you can give the best advice possible. It's 14.1hh, 14 years, has done a bit of everything, it has a loose ring jointed snaffle, and a standing martingale. So I guess I don't really know much lol.
It doesn't have a flash at the moment but I've recommended one because it opens its mouth a lot, although I highly doubt this makes it leap lol.
Anyway, any help will be great!!!
I should probably tell you all I know bout the pony so you can give the best advice possible. It's 14.1hh, 14 years, has done a bit of everything, it has a loose ring jointed snaffle, and a standing martingale. So I guess I don't really know much lol.
It doesn't have a flash at the moment but I've recommended one because it opens its mouth a lot, although I highly doubt this makes it leap lol.
Anyway, any help will be great!!!