Chestnuttymare
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i understand what your saying but tbh at the time i couldn't stop she was in a snaffle i know shes not happy and thats why i wanted advice! i know my riding was appuling in that vid but if u rode her u'd understand how bouncy she is and how hard she is to sit! but thanks for your advice anyways![]()
But that is the thing, if you can't stop then don't go tearing round jumping. You need to keep it calm. I didn't say you riding was appalling, my point is that polo ponies are ridden very differently and they are very light in the mouth. you are right, she will react to every little movement, so you don't need to do big movements if you see what I mean. It is like shouting at a dog with very sensitive hearing. It will just stress her out. I think if you hang on to her mouth she will react as they are ridden so lightly. My horse is an ex racehorse and the worst thing you can do is grab her mouth if she has a spook, if i want her to relax I virtually drop the reins. I can see she is bouncy and she will turn on a sixpence. you just need to think 'turn' and they will do it. eta try going straight and then just turn your head in the direction you need to go and i bet she will. You won't even need to touch her mouth.
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