Glad it has improved!
Please share your ah ha moment! It’s always nice to see how these things come together!
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Thank you again! I was able to get some very helpful advice and encouragement from some of the posts, especially from those reminding me how this is still a new partnership.
I did set up an appointment with a bit fitter as I agree he seems to have a more sensitive mouth, and even the turtle top doesn’t seem to suit him as well as it did my other TB. He did work better when I used a flash, which is what the former trainer told me they used. I’ve also been experimenting with a figure 8 but it’s been hit or miss.
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So glad you are making some headway! Keep at it!
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That’s fantastic news! I’m sure a year from now you’ll be thinking, “he used to be balky at a crossrail, and now we’re cantering courses no problem.”
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Since those phrases you quoted in the above post # 61 were my words , then why not show some of what he is doing right? Or showing him going nicely on the flat with nice contact ?
Speaking only for myself-- I can only go off of what I can see. If you want to give the whole picture then provide it so some ( like me) don’t have to make assumptions.
I am glad he is going better and hopefully on a better path for you both.
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In your Dec 3 Jump lesson video, it looks like you are landing on his back over the apex of the jump. I know it often comes up, but have you checked the fit of your saddle? If he expects to be jabbed in the shoulders by the points as he lands, he’s not going to want to take off.
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Wrong thread!
Haven’t watched the video or read any of the other comments. A) some horses are REALLY REALLY careful and can only be ridden by top pros. I think of Becky Holder and Courageous Comet. He had to be “re-started” over ground poles after every break. Would spook at them. In any case, you may not be the rider that the seller was. Maybe the horse is extra careful, or maybe you just don’t give him the ride he needs. Take a good hard look at yourself and the horse. It isn’t always pain or training. Sometimes it is their personality and sometimes it is the rider. Not all of them can take a joke.
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I had a mare who started refusing jumps for no reason. She ended up foundering shortly after. To this day I believe they were connected. She had Cushings.
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