tbgirl
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Post by tbgirl on Nov 19, 2008 17:35:10 GMT
I am taking my boy (occasionally shap and exitable TB) to his first dressage test in a couple of weeks (prelim level), however i am trying to get him to relax abit more when in the school, he is working well in walk and trot, but when i ask for canter (or when he thinks hes going to be asked for canter), it all goes out of the window and thats when he begins to put his head down, gets strong and rushes. how can i adapt my riding to make him more consistent?
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Post by Milliesmum on Nov 19, 2008 17:41:33 GMT
Do you vary where in the school you ask for canter, so that he can't anticipate? Also try working more in sitting trot, so that he doesn't anticipate the canter when you take sitting trot, or you could try walk to canter transitions. Try and vary your schooling as much as possible, so he doesn't know what's coming next and hopefully he will listen a bit more!
Good luck, at least he's enjoying his work!
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Post by tbgirl on Nov 19, 2008 17:49:25 GMT
yeah i do try and vary what i do with him in the school, hes just too wise for his own good sometimes! when he works well hes a fab ride, but he just gets abit too het up sometimes and thats when hes hard to bring back down to earth lol
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Post by Dosierosie on Dec 9, 2008 14:28:11 GMT
I have a pony yhay is exactly the sme she is fab in walk and trop but canter . . Don't even go there. She gets really fast. Abit ov advice I got was to trot then go in to canter and do 2 or 3 strides then bring him bk to trot on a 20 metre circle and it works and is really affective !
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Post by doodles on Dec 9, 2008 20:46:22 GMT
my boy can lose it a bit when you ask for cnater as well, he's an ex-racer. I have been doing a lot of work onalarge circle in trot, asking for canter at a certain point, then bringing him back to trot at a certain point, then canter again, but varying how many strides I canter for. Helps get his bum under him as well. Walk to canter is great for getting his bum under him too but I tend to use that when i need to get him off my leg a bit as it tends to wake him up!!
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Post by halfpass on Dec 10, 2008 11:03:04 GMT
I would do things a little differently, when in canter I would put him into a 15mtr circle on the long side keeping the out side leg on, as you rejoin the out side track I would let him go straight for a few strides, if he starts to rush circle again and so on up the long side. I would keep this up until he realizes the if he starts to rush he will be circled, it will also stop you pulling at him and trying to match his strength and on a circle you will be able to ride him more forward into the bridle, make sure that you half-halt on the circle so that he can not run through the outside shoulder, by circling it will naturally slow him up.
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tbgirl
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Post by tbgirl on Dec 10, 2008 19:08:25 GMT
Thanks guys lots of good suggestions! have recently found out that he also has a mild case of wobblers syndrome, so im guessing that may play a part in him rushing his canter, and the fact hes not been working as hard as he was when he was out showing over the summer, so i will give these excersises a go over the winter! i have out off his dressage for now and will attempt taking him to a show early january
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Post by halfpass on Dec 10, 2008 22:31:40 GMT
I wish you a lot of luck and success with him time and patience will sort most things, the more you put in the greater the reward
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