Hoof_Prints
Well-Known Member
I hack out my sister's mare to keep her fit, but she is horrendous for jogging on the way home ! she is quite calm on the way out, can have a nice steady canter and a normal walk but as soon as you turn around or she knows you are looping back towards the yard, she starts jogging and going sideways You just can't get her to walk, if you ask her to go slower she just shortens up the jogging, circles just make her worse as she spins and sets off even faster, asking her to stand helps a little but she just pulls the reins and tries to make up for lost time by jogging faster, or shakes her head and does bunny hops. She is well behaved in the fact she is bombproof on the roads and she won't go faster than a jog on the road if you give your hands, in the field she would canter off though.
Is it hopeless trying to stop it? or are there methods to at least minimize it? My arms hurt and my poor mum who used to ride her more than me now takes out the slower old pony as it's a much nicer ride.
Is it hopeless trying to stop it? or are there methods to at least minimize it? My arms hurt and my poor mum who used to ride her more than me now takes out the slower old pony as it's a much nicer ride.