lucky7
Well-Known Member
Hi, am getting desperate here!
Also in tack room under a different title.
Basically i have a very one sided cob. She is rising 6 and always had this problem, it first showed after about 4 months after being backed, she had a head tilt to the left. I turned her away for a year at 4 due to personal circumstances. She has been back in work since early spring. The head tilt has improved but she is very very strong in the left hand when in a snaffle - arm throbs after about 10 mins due to her leaning.
I swapped to a myler hanging cheek and the leaning stopped although She finds bending to the right very difficult and is never straight, always has a slight look to the left. Saying that she does seem to be working from her back end into a rounded soft contact, I have had a GP trainer ride her a few times and shes the same regarding the bending/crookedness issue, she thinks its mouth related or maybe even neurological and seems to think if i push her she will break.
Cob seems 100% SOUND. Had the vet out to check her over, teeth where done no problems and vet had me lunge her again nothing spotted (think September time)
Saddle has been checked out 2 x by saddler, she has a gp saddle and a dressage and goes the same in both.
Leans the worst in any kind of snaffle. In a myler hanging cheek or a pelham with a port she is much better as she doesn't/cannot lean but still difficult to bend through correctly right.
She jumps, is forward going, seems to track up well, her fitness levels are improving. She does soften and goes quite nice in a myler or pelham (pelham she is soft and forward and light and very different to ride) in a snaffle she's stiff and leaning on the left and like a barge boat - i feel the myler and pelham mask whatever problems are going on. She is generally a happy horse, never narky, aggressive etc and is very laid back.
Out hacking if shes in a snaffle she hangs onto the left and which causes her to swing quarters out slightly toward road. Ridden on a loose rein in the snaffle she still leans/heavy contact on the left rein.
She carrot stretches regulary right round with ease on both sides with no problems and also beween her legs. When tried in a halter (groundwork) and rope is used as reins both sides she turns both ways with no resistance which makes me think mouth problems. I have yet to try riding in a bitless bridle. In the snaffle/with a bit she does resist slightly.
Last week she took to throwing her head violently when right rein applied - something new -
Equine dentist came out at weekend, rasped teeth gave her a *bit seat* to make extra room but couldn't see any problems. Wolf teeth removed when she was 4. No signs of any remains according to dentist apart from a few sharps couldn't see anything wrong.
Rode today in a snaffle (thicker bit as suggested by dentist) and she was awful, leaning heavy etc.....the thing she didn't do was throw her head but that was probably unrelated and solved by having her teeth rasped at the weekend)
I know if i popped the pelham in she would feel good again, albeit a bit stiff to turn right but light and forward and not leaning. However its not solving the problem.........besides how long would it be before she resisted again?!
I am going to give the vet a call after Christmas as am busy in work up untill then now and wont get much riding time. I feel x rays around her head to rule out dental/jaw problems and perhaps a full lameness work up are needed.
I am also trying to get in touch with the physiotherapist see if she can shed light. She was excellent with my past mare
Has anyone had any thoughts/ideas/experiences with any of the above? good or bad.
She is a lovely cob with nice conformation and a lovely personality. I wanted to be able to do a bit of dressage and some showing classes but atm its not possible as she isnt straight so isnt going well enough /
Thanks
Also in tack room under a different title.
Basically i have a very one sided cob. She is rising 6 and always had this problem, it first showed after about 4 months after being backed, she had a head tilt to the left. I turned her away for a year at 4 due to personal circumstances. She has been back in work since early spring. The head tilt has improved but she is very very strong in the left hand when in a snaffle - arm throbs after about 10 mins due to her leaning.
I swapped to a myler hanging cheek and the leaning stopped although She finds bending to the right very difficult and is never straight, always has a slight look to the left. Saying that she does seem to be working from her back end into a rounded soft contact, I have had a GP trainer ride her a few times and shes the same regarding the bending/crookedness issue, she thinks its mouth related or maybe even neurological and seems to think if i push her she will break.
Cob seems 100% SOUND. Had the vet out to check her over, teeth where done no problems and vet had me lunge her again nothing spotted (think September time)
Saddle has been checked out 2 x by saddler, she has a gp saddle and a dressage and goes the same in both.
Leans the worst in any kind of snaffle. In a myler hanging cheek or a pelham with a port she is much better as she doesn't/cannot lean but still difficult to bend through correctly right.
She jumps, is forward going, seems to track up well, her fitness levels are improving. She does soften and goes quite nice in a myler or pelham (pelham she is soft and forward and light and very different to ride) in a snaffle she's stiff and leaning on the left and like a barge boat - i feel the myler and pelham mask whatever problems are going on. She is generally a happy horse, never narky, aggressive etc and is very laid back.
Out hacking if shes in a snaffle she hangs onto the left and which causes her to swing quarters out slightly toward road. Ridden on a loose rein in the snaffle she still leans/heavy contact on the left rein.
She carrot stretches regulary right round with ease on both sides with no problems and also beween her legs. When tried in a halter (groundwork) and rope is used as reins both sides she turns both ways with no resistance which makes me think mouth problems. I have yet to try riding in a bitless bridle. In the snaffle/with a bit she does resist slightly.
Last week she took to throwing her head violently when right rein applied - something new -
Equine dentist came out at weekend, rasped teeth gave her a *bit seat* to make extra room but couldn't see any problems. Wolf teeth removed when she was 4. No signs of any remains according to dentist apart from a few sharps couldn't see anything wrong.
Rode today in a snaffle (thicker bit as suggested by dentist) and she was awful, leaning heavy etc.....the thing she didn't do was throw her head but that was probably unrelated and solved by having her teeth rasped at the weekend)
I know if i popped the pelham in she would feel good again, albeit a bit stiff to turn right but light and forward and not leaning. However its not solving the problem.........besides how long would it be before she resisted again?!
I am going to give the vet a call after Christmas as am busy in work up untill then now and wont get much riding time. I feel x rays around her head to rule out dental/jaw problems and perhaps a full lameness work up are needed.
I am also trying to get in touch with the physiotherapist see if she can shed light. She was excellent with my past mare
Has anyone had any thoughts/ideas/experiences with any of the above? good or bad.
She is a lovely cob with nice conformation and a lovely personality. I wanted to be able to do a bit of dressage and some showing classes but atm its not possible as she isnt straight so isnt going well enough /
Thanks
