Least comfy horse!

[Gloi]

When I went on my Icelandic riding holiday the first horse I was given was so uncomfortable I thought I’d never survive the 6 day trek. It was so bouncy I needed the loo every 30 minutes. Fortunately the guide swapped me onto another horse and it was a totally different experience. The guides rode it for the rest of the trip as it couldn’t tolt smoothly.

I was pretty lucky on the horses I got when I went. I'd no experience with them then (1990) . I got a tiny horse which had a smooth tolt but could only tolt at slow speed then went to a smooth canter which seemed effortless to it, another which had a comfy though pacey tolt and a third which they said was a very good competition horse. I knew no better then ?. He was so strong and stupidly I relaxed for a moment and he ran flat out realised he was running alone and turned sharply back to the others leaving me on the ground. Oops. Let someone who knew what they were doing ride him after that ?

 

[j1ffy]

The most uncomfortable (other than any unsound horses) is one you know OP - Vaquero at Los Alamos in Spain. His trot feels like bouncing over a cattle grid!

 

[pistolpete]

The most uncomfortable (other than any unsound horses) is one you know OP - Vaquero at Los Alamos in Spain. His trot feels like bouncing over a cattle grid!

Ahh bless him. My comfiest ever was that little Lunares. I loved him!

 

[southerncomfort]

An Irish cob who was as wide as she was tall. My poor hips!!

 

[DressageCob]

My old little cob was incredibly bouncy. Big engine and little legs! not a great combination.

My bigger cob has ridiculously big paces. His trot has so much spring. Everyone has to put their stirrups up ? I find the sitting trot difficult but my instructor finds sitting easier than rising because of the movement. His canter is so fun. The difficulty is getting the first stride to be forwards, as he likes to just spring up into the air ? He's definitely not the comfiest horse but it's enjoyable.

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

My friends very short coupled cob, he was 14.3 but felt like 12hh....really awful

 

[Green Bean]

My mare has an 'expressive' trot, but what gets me is her canter. It is next to impossible to sit to. Only once was it comfortable, when I gave her, her head and she put it down a bit, but then she was most likely on the forehand!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

A haflinger that belonged to someone I worked for I really didn't enjoy riding him at all, built like a tank very short stride and mouth like iron no thanks.

 

[twiggy2]

For me it's was a 17.2hh tb ex huntmasters horse (6 seasons) he was as stiff as a board and so uncomfortable, I had lessons on him at least 3 times a week and a private lunge lesson once per week, I was only allowed to ride him jn a snaffle for my lessons but ther rest of the time everyone rode him jn a leham with rounding, he was stiff, heavy in the hand and didn't go forwards, it took 8 months for him to soften and go forwards and instantly it was like sitting on a floating cloud so comfy and smooth forward and soft, he taught me so much at the age of 16, I even followed him to another job when the owners moved him.

 

[rabatsa]

My friends shire x welsh D mare. She was very short coupled and had a really funny action to avoid hitting her front legs with the hind legs. She could have put me off riding for life.

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

The cob I share has a lovely dreamy canter, but her trot is so bouncy! I did some no stirrups trot last week and I felt like I'd never sat on a horse before! Short bursts only and super steady seemed to help. I must practice! ?

 

[Auslander]

My own! I know - the legendary Alf... he is like a square wheeled bike in normal working trot. I can produce a reasonably comfy poncy trot, but its quite hard work for him, and he's an old man, so I grit my teeth and hover whenever we trot! Thankfully he has a lovely walk and canter.