Pain or Naughty?

[oscarwild]

I had a jumping lesson with my mare yesterday. She was brill until we had to turn right and the end of the grid. She jumped the grid and when jumps were small 60cm cross we could just turn right at the end and left was no issue. Oxer at end was around 1m10 and we jumped it beautifully and went left. When going right we had the right leg but she couldnt turn (horse turned left) Then when we eventually got her to turn right we managed once but the next few times she knew we were turning right so ran out of the fence. As soon as we were going left jumped it no problem at all.

She has had physio out for sticky ribs a few times this year but not showing signs they are playing up like before. Do you think she was just being a naughty mare or do you think she was in pain and it should be investigated?

 

[Luci07]

Could be pain but also check your position to make sure you are not putting more weight on one seat bone thn the other making it harder for her? is she evenly muscled iif you stand behind her and look at her? Is the flocking equal in the saddle? Try riding her in a straight line, without stirrups, and without straightening her, does she move off in almost a leg yield? The latter would show you are not sitting straight. Any of the other suggestions would also contribute to your mares difficulties.

If all ok, can she she do this exercise at say 80" ? Then build up again.