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Hi, okay, so, I've looked at some of the forms here, and I couldn't find one on this subject.
My mare absolutely hates moving her shoulder over. I can get her to pivot on the haunches for a 90degree turn but after that she steps out/moves forward and this really hurt us in showmanship.
Under saddle she will take a step then either start ignoring the cue, and backing up/walking forward.
She is a VERY sensitive mare, but she can also become dead sided/totally ignore you if she doesn't want to do anything.
She's gotten better with lunging(before it took 10 minutes to change directions because she didn't want to, she has gotten better with that, no issue)
On the ground when I ask her to pivot, I start walking into her for the turn and cluck, and if she doesn't (I normally do this with a small crop) I tap her on the shoulder and slowly increase the intensity of the tap, and by this time we have turned probably 45degrees, and then she starts to walk off, and I check her and back her up.
Under saddle - i put my left foot on her and contact on the right rein, put my right foot back to "close that door" and my left rein on/near neck but she starts turning on the forehand...even though the cue is different.
So any help/advice would be nice!
Have any of you had this issue, and if so, what did you do to correct it/teach?
Thank you in advance!
My mare absolutely hates moving her shoulder over. I can get her to pivot on the haunches for a 90degree turn but after that she steps out/moves forward and this really hurt us in showmanship.
Under saddle she will take a step then either start ignoring the cue, and backing up/walking forward.
She is a VERY sensitive mare, but she can also become dead sided/totally ignore you if she doesn't want to do anything.
She's gotten better with lunging(before it took 10 minutes to change directions because she didn't want to, she has gotten better with that, no issue)
On the ground when I ask her to pivot, I start walking into her for the turn and cluck, and if she doesn't (I normally do this with a small crop) I tap her on the shoulder and slowly increase the intensity of the tap, and by this time we have turned probably 45degrees, and then she starts to walk off, and I check her and back her up.
Under saddle - i put my left foot on her and contact on the right rein, put my right foot back to "close that door" and my left rein on/near neck but she starts turning on the forehand...even though the cue is different.
So any help/advice would be nice!
Have any of you had this issue, and if so, what did you do to correct it/teach?
Thank you in advance!
