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Location: Alberta | My horse has turned into a noodle neck. The backside of the second is the worst - too the point she's getting strung out a falling down. I'm looking for suggestions both on and off the pattern to get her straightened out. I'm also thinking a bit change may be of use also. Open to any and all suggestions. Thanks |
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| I was having that problem with my horse too. We went down multiple times. I started using a tie down on him to keep him from getting strung out so much. And at home I ride him in a snaffle with either a tie down or running martingale to keep him collected and working off his hind end. I've been running him in a tie down and a simplicity with no curb chain and he seem to like it and has been working well for me! Good luck! |
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 Super Woman
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| Is it finished on the pattern? I would look into getting it tested for EPM if this is something that has all of the sudden came up. |
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Location: Texas | My gelding gets kind of like this when his hocks are bothering him. Maybe go in for hock x rays/ general lameness exam and see what pops up? |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | My mare was like that when I got her. I had her do squares around the barrels for slow work. I would walk past the barrel, stop, pivot, walk forward past it again, stop, pivot, etc etc until we were around it. I never ever asked for any type of bend because in the beginning she was STILL not wanting to be straight even doing this exercise, she would try to flex around it. But she figured it out, and she started clocking in the 1D/2D when she had been in the 4D previously.
I never changed her bit, I kept her in the same one (she runs in an Ed Wright medium shanked 3 piece - her old owner was running her in a bit similar to that and I had this one already and it seemed to work just fine for her).
Here's an article that explains it.
http://www.conniecombs.com/DrilloftheMonth%5B1%5D.pdf
She doesn't do an actual pivot in the article but thats what I did with my mare. She was snaking so close around the barrels she was hitting them, and if I even touched my reins she tried to flex. So to break her of the habit I eliminated asking for her nose period for awhile, but every horse is different.
Edited by livexlovexrodeo 2014-12-10 10:27 PM
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The Advice Guru
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| A little more info would help
As someone asked is the horse finished or have you just added speed?
What bit are you currently using?
Are you in an area EPM is prevalent?
Have you had your horse vet checked by a lamness vet when this begun?
To me it sounds like a training issue some of the basics were missed such as rate/collection
Or a lamness issue, if the horse has a lot of heart sometimes they will not show their owner they are sore, and will still try to run the best they can
Edited by cheryl makofka 2014-12-10 11:21 PM
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Over bendy horse