Flibble
Well-Known Member
Hi you Guys are always full of big ideas so can you give me advice friends mare is welsh cross.
I lunged her yesterday (my mate is on holiday and someone else is caring for horses ) I said I would work her while she's away. She storms around like a tank.
So lunged her and the minute you ask her to move she shoots off in trot and speeds up I think she must be quite unbalanced she is worse when you ride her. I didnt use a lunge whip I put it down quick as she thought it was evil.
I would like to get her to at least walk a whole circle but she trots like mad and no end of quiet calm requests for walk work so I am flumoxed I am not an expert but my own horses have always been push button on the lunge.
She understands the circle and doesnt try to leave it I ended up standing very quietly not looking at her and just sort of letting her go around and passing the line behind my back and every time she trotted a bit slower telling her she was a good girl. In her favour I never had to step of my mark just couldnt find a brake.
This is her photo not me on board :
I lunged her yesterday (my mate is on holiday and someone else is caring for horses ) I said I would work her while she's away. She storms around like a tank.
So lunged her and the minute you ask her to move she shoots off in trot and speeds up I think she must be quite unbalanced she is worse when you ride her. I didnt use a lunge whip I put it down quick as she thought it was evil.
I would like to get her to at least walk a whole circle but she trots like mad and no end of quiet calm requests for walk work so I am flumoxed I am not an expert but my own horses have always been push button on the lunge.
She understands the circle and doesnt try to leave it I ended up standing very quietly not looking at her and just sort of letting her go around and passing the line behind my back and every time she trotted a bit slower telling her she was a good girl. In her favour I never had to step of my mark just couldnt find a brake.
This is her photo not me on board :