KateRF
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Hi all,
My pony has been exhibiting some strange behaviour over the last few months and I was wondering if anyone else had experienced it or knows what might be causing it.
In canter, he keeps changing legs, often going disunited. If I let him go around the school, he does it consistently in the same places and if I circle him, he catches on and does it sooner. It happens at M and K on the left rein in the indoor school, and at around B and M in the outdoor, again on the left rein. He also does it chronically over poles - he changes every stride over canter poles.
I've had him about 18 months and he's been doing this for about 8 months. We've changed his feed, tried him bitless, had shoes put on him and he's been ridden by various people, including my instructor with years of experience - nothing has changed, in fact he's got worse.
He is absolutely sound - he's never been lame in the time I've had him and he moves correctly. We have no problems in walk, trot or gallop and he is fine on the other rein. It just seems strange that he does it in the same place every time, and that the habit appeared out of nowhere - he was fine one day, exhibited this behaviour the next and hasn't stopped since.
He has done work on flying changes with his past owners as he was a showjumper, but we have never done it with him.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you!
My pony has been exhibiting some strange behaviour over the last few months and I was wondering if anyone else had experienced it or knows what might be causing it.
In canter, he keeps changing legs, often going disunited. If I let him go around the school, he does it consistently in the same places and if I circle him, he catches on and does it sooner. It happens at M and K on the left rein in the indoor school, and at around B and M in the outdoor, again on the left rein. He also does it chronically over poles - he changes every stride over canter poles.
I've had him about 18 months and he's been doing this for about 8 months. We've changed his feed, tried him bitless, had shoes put on him and he's been ridden by various people, including my instructor with years of experience - nothing has changed, in fact he's got worse.
He is absolutely sound - he's never been lame in the time I've had him and he moves correctly. We have no problems in walk, trot or gallop and he is fine on the other rein. It just seems strange that he does it in the same place every time, and that the habit appeared out of nowhere - he was fine one day, exhibited this behaviour the next and hasn't stopped since.
He has done work on flying changes with his past owners as he was a showjumper, but we have never done it with him.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you!
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