whiteflower
Well-Known Member
Anyone come across this before and has it been indicative of a problem later on ?
I've got a 4 year old, been backed 6months but done very little under saddle and been taken very slowly. He's completely sound, fantastic to mount, not girthy, has quite bababyish moments under saddle which isn't unexpected and is generally quite a sharp horse. He can be a little nappy but never tries to get you off and is something we are working on which seems separation anxiety related.
I have however noticed he's very close behind (not brushing) and is wearing the outsides of his (barefoot) hind feet so they are not level. He's very unbalanced on the lunge (i rarely lunge him) and often goes disunited in canter but my instructor says they believe it's a balance issue as he's young, unbalanced and not very supple. They believe as he strengthens and starts to do more work the issue will go.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this with a young horse as I'm currently over worrying as this one was brought to bring on after another one of mine has broken and I'm panicking I'm in the road to another one that's going to break !!
I've got a 4 year old, been backed 6months but done very little under saddle and been taken very slowly. He's completely sound, fantastic to mount, not girthy, has quite bababyish moments under saddle which isn't unexpected and is generally quite a sharp horse. He can be a little nappy but never tries to get you off and is something we are working on which seems separation anxiety related.
I have however noticed he's very close behind (not brushing) and is wearing the outsides of his (barefoot) hind feet so they are not level. He's very unbalanced on the lunge (i rarely lunge him) and often goes disunited in canter but my instructor says they believe it's a balance issue as he's young, unbalanced and not very supple. They believe as he strengthens and starts to do more work the issue will go.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this with a young horse as I'm currently over worrying as this one was brought to bring on after another one of mine has broken and I'm panicking I'm in the road to another one that's going to break !!