Lillian_paddington
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looking for some exercises/training tips for my very forward going but very sensitive in the mouth ISH. Here’s the problem - in the warmup, he behaves like an angel, not at all hot or strong, accepts downwards transitions etc, but as soon as I ask for canter he immediately becomes very forward going and strong. If left to his own devices, he will just gallop around the school for as long as he is allowed to. Luckily he is also quite soft in the mouth, which makes him somewhat more rideable in walk and trot, but once he’s cantered in the warm-up it’s all he can think about for the rest of the session. His sensitivity in the mouth means I can’t have too strong a contact or put a stronger bit in (he’s in a snaffle) otherwise he chucks his head up. Lungeing before I ride isn’t really an option bc of time especially in the winter... also I doubt it’d do anything as I don’t think I’ve ever really tired him out during a schooling session.Any advice on how to take his mind off going fast would be appreciated, in particular I’m trying to teach him the start of a half-pass at the moment and would love to be able to ask him to move over without him surging forward...
Thanks!!
Thanks!!