Slow off the leg
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Kels
16 Oct 2008 15:20
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My horse has become incredibly slow off my leg I was schooling the other day and could barely get canter! I know I should probably back my leg up with a stick but he sometimes gets a bit twitchy about leg aids and I don’t want him to start bucking! Anyone got any ideas?
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Emsy99
16 Oct 2008 16:09
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Use your body language to tell him what you want, more than you leg. Find the best moment for the up transition when he is engaged in his trot, soft and attentive, take a deep breath, raise you chest as far as you can so you really stretch yourself skywards as much as possible and lift him with your body language into canter. It works for me. I also have a rather idle horse!
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Kels
17 Oct 2008 11:51
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Thanks! I'll try that. though I must say I dont think he's ever engaged in his trot, soft and attentive' lol. maybe thats where I'm going wrong!
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HK Beth
02 Dec 2008 15:39
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I don't mean to be negative but if your horse knows you are not going to back up your aids with a sharp tap of the whip if he is ignoring you what incentive has he got to go off your first aid? Sounds like he is in control, not you and it's simply a case of he'll do it when he's good and ready!
Any trainer would have you following your first aid with a sharper aid then the whip if there is still no response. If you are having to always chase him perhaps check he is fit enough and has enough energy or have a blood test to check he is in tip top condition.
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Meerkat
26 Dec 2008 22:03
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What would you do with a horse that also takes no notice of a whip? Alas, I know very little of her history but I expect she has had a fair few whippings (talented but willful mare!) and so has switched off for her own protection. Now if she ignores my leg aid and I back up with sharp whip tap on bum that also gets ignored. As does a series of sharp whip aids which is what I have been advised to do. I've taken her training back to ground work to try and establish a better relationship with her but would be interested in what others think. Long reining?
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horsemad
26 Dec 2008 23:27
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Hello Meerkat, before anyone can offer sensible suggestions, can you tell us a little more? How old is your mare? What breed is she? Is she fit and healthy or maybe a bit overweight? You say she is talented but willful, so how does the wilful aspect manifest itself – does she nap/buck…? What are her talents? What does she enjoy? Is she always slow off the leg, or is it only when you are doing things she doesn’t enjoy – for example schooling or hacking on her own?
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