doodle
Well-Known Member
I have no idea what to think so sorry if this is long.
Robin has been more out of work than in for the last couple of months. When he has been ridden he has been great. Last tues I had his teeth done and they were bad. He was also fully clipped. Since then he has been lunged off the headcollir only and has been good.
Yesterday I rode him in the school. Fine to get on and walk about. Asked him to try and he was backwards and shuffly. Tried a few times getting same response. Asked a friend to take off his exersize sheet as I have never actually ridden him in one. Asked her to watch. She said he was dragging his hind feet which he does when being lazy but that he looked even. She handed me a short whip, i don't think I have ever carried one with him. He perked up, started trotting out. He actually then went very well, perhaps not as round as he could be in right rein. I put it down to him being lazy, bored of the school and a bit cheeky.
Today I was running out of light as had planned to hack so went in school. Fine to get in and walking round, we walk for a good while to start. Soft and round and felt good. Asked for trot, head right up and tossing, shuffling and refusing to go forward. He then bucked which he has NEVER done in the year I have had him. I immediately stopped and having had a bad day burst into tears convinced he was very broken. Friend in school at same time stopped and said she would watch. Sh asked him to trot again. No bucks but head up shuffling and not going forward. More tears.
Walked round on long rein quite the thing. So got another livery who is a very good rider to get on him. She has never ridden him but has seen him ridden. Walked out nicely. Asked him to trot, he was a bit lazy but she pushed him on and he went well. She felt nothing wrong apart from being lazy. I got back on and he was much better, slightly slow off leg first few strides but then went nicely.
So I don't know if there is an issue or if he was being lazy. He can be a bit lazy but not to that extent. She thinks he took advantage of my panicking that he was broken and backing off him. Instead of putting my leg on.
He is due physio next months. I could do with getting saddle checked but my saddler died. Up until he had his teeth done and clipped he was keen and forward and working really well. Surely if related timbering clipped he would be more fresh or jumpy. And why would teeth now not causing pain cause that (he wasn't showing any signs of issues in his mouth when ridden before tho)
Robin has been more out of work than in for the last couple of months. When he has been ridden he has been great. Last tues I had his teeth done and they were bad. He was also fully clipped. Since then he has been lunged off the headcollir only and has been good.
Yesterday I rode him in the school. Fine to get on and walk about. Asked him to try and he was backwards and shuffly. Tried a few times getting same response. Asked a friend to take off his exersize sheet as I have never actually ridden him in one. Asked her to watch. She said he was dragging his hind feet which he does when being lazy but that he looked even. She handed me a short whip, i don't think I have ever carried one with him. He perked up, started trotting out. He actually then went very well, perhaps not as round as he could be in right rein. I put it down to him being lazy, bored of the school and a bit cheeky.
Today I was running out of light as had planned to hack so went in school. Fine to get in and walking round, we walk for a good while to start. Soft and round and felt good. Asked for trot, head right up and tossing, shuffling and refusing to go forward. He then bucked which he has NEVER done in the year I have had him. I immediately stopped and having had a bad day burst into tears convinced he was very broken. Friend in school at same time stopped and said she would watch. Sh asked him to trot again. No bucks but head up shuffling and not going forward. More tears.
Walked round on long rein quite the thing. So got another livery who is a very good rider to get on him. She has never ridden him but has seen him ridden. Walked out nicely. Asked him to trot, he was a bit lazy but she pushed him on and he went well. She felt nothing wrong apart from being lazy. I got back on and he was much better, slightly slow off leg first few strides but then went nicely.
So I don't know if there is an issue or if he was being lazy. He can be a bit lazy but not to that extent. She thinks he took advantage of my panicking that he was broken and backing off him. Instead of putting my leg on.
He is due physio next months. I could do with getting saddle checked but my saddler died. Up until he had his teeth done and clipped he was keen and forward and working really well. Surely if related timbering clipped he would be more fresh or jumpy. And why would teeth now not causing pain cause that (he wasn't showing any signs of issues in his mouth when ridden before tho)