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Sorry know that's an old joke now.....:confused:

I have a lovely horse, he's great, quirky but fantastic....however he is such a knobber to hack with pals! I know the more he does it he should get better but he doesn't! I never feel un seated but he bounces and bunny hops and does little bucks all the way. I literally feel sick when I get back! He is ridden in a micklem with an NS snaffle and hates any pressure on his mouth at all, I caused him to have a paddy today as I flexed my hands on the reins as they were cold! He's that sensitive! I tried him in a Waterford to stop him grabbing the bit and head shaking but he was no better/worse in this. All teeth and full MOT have been sorted. He gets so worked up that when asked to trot he does a huge big valegro trot but doesn't really move anywhere! Cantering out with pals normally ends in tears so we avoid this!
Schooling he sulks and just goes dead or strops.. His head goes up and he is hollow!

Do I need to have an arguement with him? Do I need to change tack? Or do I just suck it up and then don't run the risk of upsetting mr uber sensitive?


p.s when we have had arguements before he just bucks and stresses.

please help!
 
As long as the vet has given the all clear that nothing is going on I would be having an argument! Just a matter of pushing through the sillyness and making him go forwards if he starts bouncing around.

However I have a fusspot when it comes to bits. He try's to avoid all contact when he has a jointed bit as he just doesn't like the action on his tongue. So he has only straight bar bits..much happier and rather than constantly fussing he takes a contact
 
I won't try bitless as I want to do some comps on him but thank you

Thanks T and D have just ordered a straight rubber snaffle so fingers x'd!

Cortez, I have been through several instructors, most have compared him too a bouncy giraffe! My current instructor is fab and she is riding him twice a week for me
 
Parkerpops said:
I won't try bitless as I want to do some comps on him but thank you
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You could try bitless just for hacking. You can alternate between bitted and bitless. I had an ex racer who had teeth checks done etc and she was über sensitive to any bit so I took her bitless for a while and then she transitioned back to bitted well and was more accepting of the bit after that period.
 
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