BroadfordQueen
Well-Known Member
i decided to enter my youngster in a local dressage competition- he has done dressage alot of times before, but just in events. he can carry his head lovely and makes such extravagent strides when he feels like it, and could be a top dressage pony. however, rode him on wednesday and it felt horrible- his left rein was so stiff and he was throwing his head round everywhere, getting really wound up.
took him on a hack yesterday and he was absalutly lovely, felt really nice, and i got alot of looks by passers by and even a "what a gorgeous pony" comment by a dog walker.
rode him this morning and again he was horrible. his left rein is awful, he motorbikes around the corner, even if i do 10 meter circles in each corner, he still ignores me; even with my mum riding him he was horrible!
feeling doubious of this dressage comp tomorrow- its only unnaff and a bit of fun, but im getting really upset about how he has suddenly started to deteriate. we have all winter to work on it on to soften his left rein, but do you have any ideas of any exercises that may help? or indeed anything i can do tomorrow whilst working him in for the dressage?
any help will be appriciated, sorry for the self indulgent rant.
(btw, pic in sig shows how he usually goes. but recently he has been 10 times worse...!)
took him on a hack yesterday and he was absalutly lovely, felt really nice, and i got alot of looks by passers by and even a "what a gorgeous pony" comment by a dog walker.
rode him this morning and again he was horrible. his left rein is awful, he motorbikes around the corner, even if i do 10 meter circles in each corner, he still ignores me; even with my mum riding him he was horrible!
feeling doubious of this dressage comp tomorrow- its only unnaff and a bit of fun, but im getting really upset about how he has suddenly started to deteriate. we have all winter to work on it on to soften his left rein, but do you have any ideas of any exercises that may help? or indeed anything i can do tomorrow whilst working him in for the dressage?
any help will be appriciated, sorry for the self indulgent rant.
(btw, pic in sig shows how he usually goes. but recently he has been 10 times worse...!)