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To stop a horse leaning?
He was doing it today on our hack, he was really forward going but it feels like he needs to bring his front end up and his back end down if you know what I mean, I not very good at explaining it!
But it was really wrenching my arms!

Would lungeing him in side reins help?
 
drop him on his nose a few time in the arena.. works wonders when they realise that you will not hold them up.

then start thinking about doing lots of transitions, lots of power an dimpulsion and not alot of speed. lots and lots of short sharp transitions.

Lou x
 
Sounds like he is on the forehand.......

I would think that side reins would just give him something to lean against..... have you tried a waterford mouthpiece.... this is supposed to not let them lean.....

Other than that he needs more leg to bring his hind end underneath him and kind hands not to let it all out the front end
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Correct schooling to get him off his forehand and carrying his weight on his hocks.

Transitions, leg yeilding etc... will all help.
 
MQ thats the word I was looking for, He was tracking up lovely and left Ted (his dad) standing in the walk which is very unusual! It must be the rich grass!

I tried a waterford a few months ago when I was lacking brakes, he was OK with it for a couple of weeks and then he started fussing with it.

More schooling and lessons I feel!Hopefully got a lesson tomorrow night,
Might try a few jumps again too!
 
I went on a Pammy/charlie Hutton clinic and it worked wonders for mine....

basically -in trot- got him moving on, then using half halts to get him softer in the contact .. It was really effective. Am carrying on witn same technique and horse is so much lighter ..

Not excellent explanation but it really works ..
 
get a pessoa there amazing, I was schooling abbey last night and she was flowing and was so light in my hands (and you no what shes normally like) we were doing extended trop across the diagonal and I let her have her head and it didnt move! she is now realising how to carry herself and that it is much easier for her to move when shes in that outline! I no there expensive but I would really recommend one! abbey actually has a neck now!! xx
 
Thanks Steph, I'll look in to that. He is light in your hands 9/10. But yesterday he was really bad!

Abbey and her extended trot! Im lucky to get Bear trotting out nice!
 
Oh no, look to other means before the restrictions of side reins.
You shouldn't feel this sort of weight on your hands!

I agree with the other comments on short sharp transitions, mixed with getting him forward onto a circle (to stop the camel racing down the long side) and ride him from your inside leg (to bend ribs) into the outside hand (now this isn't meaning shorten it and pull) this means the rein is straight and guiding, don't hold him up!

He can not lean if there is nothing to lean against, if he goes to lean push forwards, look ahead on the circle, don't fall into the common trap of "Ohh is his head in" this is the last thing to fall into place when you're working on correct impulsion. If you engage the engine correctly then it will fall into position.

Sometimes they begin to lean when they've been pulled into a false outline by the hand, other times, it's been just easier for them to let you carry them!
Good luck!
 
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