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Post by Welshies222 on Sept 6, 2014 14:02:54 GMT
Hi was wondering if anyone has any tips on resolving over bending. My shp has recently starting over ending, mainly in the show ring but sometimes at home as well. I've tried lifting hands high, giving/ taking inside rein. Thanks in advance
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Post by robrocks on Sept 7, 2014 19:36:50 GMT
Possibly saddle pinching? I'd do counter flexions, loads of transitions to lighten the fore, leg yields and walk canters but defo get saddle checked.
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Post by Welshies222 on Sept 7, 2014 22:23:43 GMT
Saddle has recently been checked& also back done. Thanks for the tips, he's not great with either leg yielding or walk to canter but only just started teaching him this so shall focus on this:)
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Post by robrocks on Sept 8, 2014 6:59:44 GMT
I was mulling this over and when my cob did this he was trying to avoid using his back end for genuine physical reasons). After vet checks/treatment I did all the things I mention to get him to re-use his back end.
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sarahp
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Post by sarahp on Sept 8, 2014 7:36:28 GMT
What bit are you using? Is he ducking behind it to avoid the contact, or is he leaning on the bit and going down on the forehand?
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Post by Welshies222 on Sept 8, 2014 10:54:49 GMT
He does use his back and as is always tracking up (sometimes over tracking). Thanks for the advice:)
He is a shp so is in a double (normal single jointed Brandon and slightly ported Weymouth) but I am going to change this possibly to a rugby pelham with a Waterford mouthpiece, I never have contact on my curb rein though to try and prevent it. He does lean on the bit and go on the forehand
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Post by sarahp on Sept 8, 2014 18:11:08 GMT
I've always dressaged as well as shown, and like them to go in a correct outline and on the bit. What's he like in a snaffle? If only for training him out of the habit. A curb bit will lower the head, which is what you don't want. I was watching at a classical dressage training clinic today, and saw a three step technique to bring them up and onto the bit of slow right down for three steps, drop the contact and then use the inside leg to make them come up and take the bit again. New on me, never used it but I pass it on just in case! If he's on the forehand and leaning though, he needs to go back a few stages and learn to go in self carriage, back to walk to canter trans and lots of lateral work to activate the hindquarters. I was taught to use both of these very very early on in the schooling process, it's not difficult.
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Post by Welshies222 on Sept 8, 2014 18:59:23 GMT
Thanks very much for your help! Will definitely incorporate those excericises into his schooling:) he does go in a loose ring with lozenge at home sometimes but just gets stronger as he leans so is quite difficult. Looks like we just need to go back to basics really thanks everyone for all your help
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