My newly broken filly had her first ride out with me yesterday. I was ready for a nice brisk pace, my brother was on his horse and we were set to go. Except she wasn't.
She's not my first young horse but she's the first that isn't forward moving. She did not respond to my leg aides at all. She wasn't stressed, wasn't dancing around, she wasn't doing anything other than plodding along, half asleep. I tried a different saddle, taking away her buddy (which resulted in a pathetic buck and a stampy hoof) and I basically gave her her mouth, but no, nothing. I'm gonna change her name to Eeyore if she's not careful :blueunicorn: I don't think she's in pain, her back is fine, hooves done, teeth done, honing around the paddock without a care in the world...
Any tips for getting a 'go' on her? The breaker said that she had more woah than go which is fine but I don't want to have to use such heavy legs on a young horse!
If worse comes to it I may just turn her out for a year. She is 3.5 years so I'm in no rush, just interested to see if any one has any ideas for me.
She's not my first young horse but she's the first that isn't forward moving. She did not respond to my leg aides at all. She wasn't stressed, wasn't dancing around, she wasn't doing anything other than plodding along, half asleep. I tried a different saddle, taking away her buddy (which resulted in a pathetic buck and a stampy hoof) and I basically gave her her mouth, but no, nothing. I'm gonna change her name to Eeyore if she's not careful :blueunicorn: I don't think she's in pain, her back is fine, hooves done, teeth done, honing around the paddock without a care in the world...
Any tips for getting a 'go' on her? The breaker said that she had more woah than go which is fine but I don't want to have to use such heavy legs on a young horse!
If worse comes to it I may just turn her out for a year. She is 3.5 years so I'm in no rush, just interested to see if any one has any ideas for me.