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Post by frankyboy on May 3, 2015 16:52:02 GMT
intermediate just coming back into work after injury and hoping to start with basic dressage however need a snaffle bit which can hold this strong pony who still anticipates going over the diagonal in shows .
Any help would be much appreciated
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Post by bubbles1822 on May 3, 2015 22:17:11 GMT
Myler snafle my help or my friend says the magic snaffle works a treat
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Post by sageandonionagain on May 4, 2015 18:51:21 GMT
Could you expand with what you mean by "going over the diagonal?"and how is your horse strong? (heavy/taking off etc). There are many bits given the name "snaffle" which are illegal in dressage (because they are not really snaffle!) and the magic snaffle is one.
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Post by bubbles1822 on May 5, 2015 8:29:35 GMT
Could you expand with what you mean by "going over the diagonal?"and how is your horse strong? (heavy/taking off etc). There are many bits given the name "snaffle" which are illegal in dressage (because they are not really snaffle!) and the magic snaffle is one. Think they mean the change of rein across the diagonal of the show. |
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Post by frankyboy on May 5, 2015 17:59:15 GMT
He gets strong at the last stride of trot changing the rein across the diagonal and bombs heavy into canter ,Hope this helps .
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Post by hack on May 5, 2015 18:45:11 GMT
My old intermediate used to anticipate the change of rein and canter. The only thing that really worked was to think 'walk' across the diagonal, then ask for canter at the last moment. Only ever used to ride at home in a plain eggbutt snaffle and on the bradoon rein of her double. If we'd have put any stronger bit in, she'd have overbent and tanked. We never used to school at home, did everything on a hack. With her it was all about how you thought - subconsciously affecting your position in the saddle.
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Post by sageandonionagain on May 5, 2015 19:06:09 GMT
What level of dressage do you intend to do? Need to select a test that does not involve canter after change of rein in trot. At home absolutely avoid that transition, change your rein in walk and do not pick up trot on the corner ride a 10 metre circle in walk or a tear shape, maybe a 15 metre spiralling in. Focus his mind off any upward transition. When you progress to trot across diagonal anticipate that he will anticipate! half halt after X and if he takes over into canter absolutely halt him, then rein back. Say not one word, be completely calm when he takes over and reward him when he does well.
Another exercise when trotting across the diagonal is to change the bend when you reach X, start to ride forward to C/A and leg yield to the corner. Or you could trot to X and then walk to corner.
Take care you are not powering too much across the diagonal to change the rein. From a dressage perspective, horses often look like the rhythm is too fast when they are changing the rein.
Does this make sense to you?
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Post by frankyboy on May 6, 2015 20:26:26 GMT
yes and thanks for your help x
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