Suggestions please???

[Loupride]

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for exercises to get P to use himself a bit more?

We had some issues with him lately and J now feels that he is reluctant use his back properly. He wants to give him a trial period where we try and work him up a bit before we re-evaluate again...

He suggestion tranistions, lots of slow work and raising trotting poles....

Any other suggestions pls????

 

[kerilli]

raised trotting poles are very hard work for the horse, so i'd use them judiciously.
umm, lots of leg yielding, shoulder-fore, stretching down to the contact, for starters.

 

[Loupride]

Re raised poles - I'll introduce them gradually thanks,

 

[amandathepanda]

As Kerilli says - raised poles, lateral work & stretching. I like working them on a circle and leg yeilding in & out on to bigger/smaller circles to get them to step underneath them.

Also hacking up hills is fantastic!

 

[Loupride]

Great - thanks for the ideas...

 

[charlotte1]

Lots of tranistion within a pace, really helps to make my mare use her back end