Youngsters * Different day - different horse? - *pics*

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My latest youngster is not quite 4 and a half. He was lightly backed in February and is now hacking alone and doing 20 mins schooling at a time. He will pop a 2ft 3" show jump and has schooled xc over the 2ft fences. He is a fiesty fella on fun rides but well behaved and carries himself beautifully. He is a friesian x and can also be very stubborn and lazy. One day he is lovely to ride, forward going yet light and responsive, the next he is sluggish and even "mule like"! Just wondered if anyone else had a youngster that changes so much day to day. I really like him, he is a good looking lad but by god I cannot cope with the "behind the leg" syndrome. Tell me there is hope! xx
This is the fella....(ignore riders!)
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He is by a friesian stallion out of a tb mare. I have no proof of this but I can see the friesian in him and it was more obvious when he was a yearling. (I have had him since weaning). I do think that the tb dam is a bit "iffy". i think there is more cob in the mix! He is highly intelligent and forward thinking, just a bit lazy sometimes! He will freeschool over 4ft without a glance. He is good on the road, good to clip, shoe and box, very uncomplicated. I have been offered £2.5K and am considering it but tbh he is so honest and straightforward I think he could be worth a lot more. Am just about to take him cubbing. He is 15.2hh but think he will make 16hh as is growing like mad!
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My horse is a similar age and has similar issues - he will plod around the school like he is half dead, then whip round and bronc at a leaf! So I hack him, mostly in company, and once a week or so he goes into the school for a short jumping session, which he loves, or a lunge with a loose pessoa, where I can get after him with a lunge whip and send him on. Just taken him cubbing from the first time and he was super forward. Going to cub him 6-8 times, then turn him away for the winter. Trainer says horses at this age are often combination of naughty and lazy as their growing saps their energy some of the time but they will have bursts of energy and exuberence, just like a young child. So you are def not alone. Good luck!
 
I would 'tap him up a bit'. Even though there may be a reason, growing etc, he MUST go off your leg. The earlier you can instil it, the easier he will be in all situations. If he is tired then do less work but the work you do do, must be off your leg. Even the very sharp, MUST go off your leg.

He looks lovely and honest, hang on to him!!
 
Harry Trotter! Once again I will admit I'm in love with this horse.
But my youngster is the same, one day she is striding out power walking everywhere, the next we stuggle to make it down the road. I suppose its the fun of it
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