GlamourPuss86
Well-Known Member
Afternoon!
The horse I ride is a lovely but green 16.1hh TB ex racer. He has a very short striding skippy trot until he's settled into it (both lunged and ridden).*
He's overcome his terror of poles (they're horse eating monsters don't ya know?!), so have been doing some pole work with him lately of different distances to get him to lengthen his stride and adjust himself.
Problem is we're working on grass as there's no surface and can't box to anywhere, and he's slipping quite a bit (seems to forget he has 4 legs!). The flat area isn't very big (rest of the field is uphill).
Does anyone have any suggestions of exercises I could do to get him to stretch out? He's prone to mini rears when he doesn't understand something too. Oh yes and only riding him once a week as he's not mine!
Pink wafers and buttermint tea for any who want it!
The horse I ride is a lovely but green 16.1hh TB ex racer. He has a very short striding skippy trot until he's settled into it (both lunged and ridden).*
He's overcome his terror of poles (they're horse eating monsters don't ya know?!), so have been doing some pole work with him lately of different distances to get him to lengthen his stride and adjust himself.
Problem is we're working on grass as there's no surface and can't box to anywhere, and he's slipping quite a bit (seems to forget he has 4 legs!). The flat area isn't very big (rest of the field is uphill).
Does anyone have any suggestions of exercises I could do to get him to stretch out? He's prone to mini rears when he doesn't understand something too. Oh yes and only riding him once a week as he's not mine!
Pink wafers and buttermint tea for any who want it!