At 21:49:11 on 12.05.10, showjumper13 wrote:
I had this problem once with my horse, hes used to gallop at any fence a pole on the ground to 4ft6, but i saved up for dressage lessons and rented out places and did pole work and raised poles to get him think about were his feet are going and if he rushed at it, the poles would be a mess so if you do that for so long with out accutally jumping a fence she may slow down if not maybe try a stronger bit to have more control of her. Hope i helped :)

At 03:25:24 on 14.05.10, kibby wrote:
i have always found bounces very handy for horses that rush.. A good one we once used at a clinic was 5 or so jumps set up so you would canter a circle and they were on one half of the circle.. its really hard to explain.. All the jumps were set up like a 5 jump bounce in a straight line but we changed it into a curve the tighter into the curve you rode the smaller the bounce the further out the larger.. it was good because you could bring you horse in tighter if it rushed or ride a wider turn forcing the horse to move forwards.. i would be able to get a diagram if you are interested..

At 09:28:00 on 01.06.10, QuinnyQ wrote:
Well i finally jumped her she needs alot of schooling but at 17 is never going to fully understand lol she didn't rush it either picture below im not perfect but she is to jump thank you soo much everyone! got a jumping lesson later will let you know how it goes :)

At 10:25:24 on 01.06.10, kibby wrote:
looks great. good luck.. hope everything goes well..

At 00:15:32 on 02.06.10, QuinnyQ wrote:
well we did a mini course she needs to go stright any idea's :/ her left rein is awful to the point my weight is the only thing thats holding her up!! would a pessoa work for this HELP!! not ready to not jump again an my loan horse is a hunter not a sj :( x

At 00:37:51 on 02.06.10, kibby wrote:
my horse got very dead to one rein.. lots of work going on the right rein but with outside flexion, and on the left rein getting her to bend around your leg then releasing with your inside rein and riding her off the outside until she falls in again.. it'll take a lot of your patience but i do believe there are ways to fix it without changing gear..

At 07:54:36 on 04.06.10, Flicka wrote:
Yes I agree with Kibby- try and stay clear of the gadgets. I would do a lot of work in walk doing leg yield and shoulder in and flexing to the outside like Kibby says. I put up some of my upright jumps wings down the centre of my school and use them like bending poles -so in walk I switch from one bend to another and then do a tight circle at the end and I try and use my weight to get the horse to bend. But keep it slow so that you and the horse recognise what you need to do to bend on that difficult rein. We often think it's the horses problem but often it's ours and we have a twist in our bodies and have one hip or shoulder more forward than another or more weight in one seatbone-let's face it, we're one sided just like they are-so we're giving a horse certain signals without meaning to. I had to really over exaggerate my weight and turning my upper body on the left rein because I thought I was doing it the same as on the other rein but I wasn't!!

At 07:58:10 on 04.06.10, Flicka wrote:
By the way, you might find these videos interesting that I put in the Horse Training group which are about creating a straighter horse.
http://www.trotontv.com/community/showforum/1865/asymmetry-in-horses.html

At 08:00:22 on 05.06.10, kibby wrote:
I completely agree with you there flicka, my horse is a bit more difficult on one side because a have a curve in my spine that means i have slightly more weight on one side.. which gets annoying but you can only know about it and try to move forward..