SirBrastias
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Obliquity horse has regular vet check, saddle recently checked and chiropractor/sports physio every 6 months.
I have what I suspect is a stupid question but I figured someone may be able to help / point me right.
Horse lunges beautifully in a lunging cavesson. Sometimes better than others but is improving all the time. However lunging in a bridle he tends to fall out on the one rein and gets a bit argumentative / gets anxious and turns in. Obvious solution would be to stick to lunging cavesson, however I have the 'shire soft lunging aid' which I have been using to help him work through himself better on the lunge and lift his back. It works (most of the time), however on the one rein he still struggles. Presumably there is no point attaching this to a cavesson as it won't have the same pressure? Should I have the training aid attached to the bit but then the lunging cavesson over (or should that be under?) the bridle and attach the lung line to the cavesson?
He is lunged once a week. Ridden by his rider 3/4 times. He's an OTTB who is getting better and better every week. He is starting to round more and work through himself better all the time and under the saddle barely falls out anymore and is much straighter.
If I can crack the lunging it will take a bit of pressure off his rider and I quite enjoying working with the horse as he is really rewarding.
Extra notes: lunging aid not attached until warmed up. Good trainer on hand but not always available. I did wonder if long reining would be a better option but not confident to do this on my own.
I have what I suspect is a stupid question but I figured someone may be able to help / point me right.
Horse lunges beautifully in a lunging cavesson. Sometimes better than others but is improving all the time. However lunging in a bridle he tends to fall out on the one rein and gets a bit argumentative / gets anxious and turns in. Obvious solution would be to stick to lunging cavesson, however I have the 'shire soft lunging aid' which I have been using to help him work through himself better on the lunge and lift his back. It works (most of the time), however on the one rein he still struggles. Presumably there is no point attaching this to a cavesson as it won't have the same pressure? Should I have the training aid attached to the bit but then the lunging cavesson over (or should that be under?) the bridle and attach the lung line to the cavesson?
He is lunged once a week. Ridden by his rider 3/4 times. He's an OTTB who is getting better and better every week. He is starting to round more and work through himself better all the time and under the saddle barely falls out anymore and is much straighter.
If I can crack the lunging it will take a bit of pressure off his rider and I quite enjoying working with the horse as he is really rewarding.
Extra notes: lunging aid not attached until warmed up. Good trainer on hand but not always available. I did wonder if long reining would be a better option but not confident to do this on my own.