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Lacey and I are still in the midst of learning how to ground drive together but we're having some issues. I've driven her 4 times so far and each time she's been seeming to understand turning and having me behind her better.
Only problem: She's started throwing her head all over kingdom come when I ask her to turn, slow down, and when she's just walking. She has her head way up and she's obviously not relaxed... And since ground driving is the only time I have light contact with her mouth (I ride in a bitless bridle with little to no contact) I don't want her to learn that contact means head throwing... She was fine during the first session but now, not so much...
She wasn't not really in love with contact to begin with, I think someone trained her that contact means her head has to be on the vertical (which she doesn't like since she's one of those looky-loo horses) but she was fine with it until I stopped riding with contact all the time and now she can't seem to handle it, undersaddle or when being ground driven...
I'm next to positive that nothing is wrong with her teeth. She's currently fine with contact when she's cantering and I would figure that if her teeth were the problem she'd be throwing her head at the canter too...
Any ideas?
Only problem: She's started throwing her head all over kingdom come when I ask her to turn, slow down, and when she's just walking. She has her head way up and she's obviously not relaxed... And since ground driving is the only time I have light contact with her mouth (I ride in a bitless bridle with little to no contact) I don't want her to learn that contact means head throwing... She was fine during the first session but now, not so much...
She wasn't not really in love with contact to begin with, I think someone trained her that contact means her head has to be on the vertical (which she doesn't like since she's one of those looky-loo horses) but she was fine with it until I stopped riding with contact all the time and now she can't seem to handle it, undersaddle or when being ground driven...
I'm next to positive that nothing is wrong with her teeth. She's currently fine with contact when she's cantering and I would figure that if her teeth were the problem she'd be throwing her head at the canter too...
Any ideas?