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| Super frustrating. My horse will not pick up his right lead. He has had about 40 rides. He gets soft in the face in the walk and trot both sides. Pickes up his left lead beautifully! He can move his shoulders and his hind end when I ask. Moves off my leg. Can get beautify walk to lope transitions to the left. But I can not get his right lead for the life of me. I would love any tips or tricks. |
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Location: my piece of paradise | Tear duct on right side could be clogged. Get your vet to check. Could be anything but that would be my guess. |
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| Interesting. I never thought of something like that. Thank you! |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | If he's only had 40 rides it is likely a colt thing- horses always are more natural one direction vs. the other and you generally have to teach them to become confident with the opposite direction.
I find it most helpful to drive the lead from the rear using your outside leg. However, really tough ones I will tip their head to the outside while really driving them forward. At first it seemed counter intuitive to me but it has worked well for me in the past. |
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Location: Northwest | Could also very easily be that he needs to be seen by a chiropractor. |
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Location: Oakdale, CA | how does he go to the right in the round pen with no one on him? I would watch him go both ways and 40 rides is not alot to know the leads.......... |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | I had/have a similar problem with my 2 year old. Last year brought her home from spending 60 days with a trainer. She took both leads for him. When I got her home I couldn't get that lead for nothing. Tried so many things (riding) and had others get on her and try as well. Nada. Wondered if she could be hurting so I took her to a lameness vet. After a through check he told me that she was just getting sore on that leg, and to change her shoes (the style) on her fronts. Ordered 10 days rest with bute and a we'll see. A week later she popped a small splint on that leg. So I turned her out the entire summer and fall. Will be pulling her back in this spring when the weather breaks. Splint has healed...you can't see it now as more bone has laid down around it. Hoping that was the cause but we will see. |
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| My filly had about 40 rides on her and also would not pick up the right lead! couldn't get it for the life of me,
she felt sound and great, I figured just a colt thing since she was a bit leggy,
I decided to get a lameness to rule that out, she flexed great but my vet noticed she was "protecting" her hocks a bit when she trotted by keeping them close together, took some xrays, she must of had an injury as a young one because she has significant arthritis in her lower hocks, lots of bony changes going on in there. we injected her with a steroid, a week later she took her right lead and has been taking it ever since!
shes going back to the vets next month and going to look at fusing her lower hock joints with alcohol if we can, or else look at drilling them
My suggestion, get a lameness done! then you know if something is going on, if there isn't then you know maybe it is just a colt thing.
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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | 07milch - 2018-02-27 11:47 AM Could also very easily be that he needs to be seen by a chiropractor.
My horse would take the right lead only when I really pressured him, but would not hold it, had him done by my chiropractor who is the only one I know who does the ribs and he is great now. |
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Location: Lone Star State | inittowinit - 2018-02-27 9:23 AM
Tear duct on right side could be clogged. Get your vet to check. Could be anything but that would be my guess.
Is this a joke? |
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Location: my piece of paradise | River - 2018-02-27 5:54 PM
inittowinit - 2018-02-27 9:23 AM
Tear duct on right side could be clogged. Get your vet to check. Could be anything but that would be my guess.
Is this a joke?
Nope not a joke. Have seen it. Flushed the tear duct and horse started picking up the lead with no problems. Vet has seen it work several times in his career. |
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| Is the colt off the track? |
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Location: Texas | I had trouble with my 4 year olds right lead as well. The mare could do flying lead changes before we could pick up the right lead. First took her to the vet first to rule out lameness, then seeked outside help. It ended up being how I was asking for the lead. She needed more support from me to ask for the lead on her right side. How are you asking for the lead? Try bringing your outside leg back a little bit more when asking for the lead to support that outside hip. That outside hind is your take off foot. Some young horses need extra support so they don't pitch their hip outward and land on the wrong foot first. |
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