Cassie (my new horse) and I are getting along really well. So far she has been such a sweetie and seems to be bomb-proof. She loves going out on her own and we've had close encounters with Tractors and jugganauts and she never bats an eye at them.
She is quite forward going and has quite a fast walk (a "power walk" you could say) - when I ask for trot however she really rushes and it is quite uncomfortable. If you squeeze on the reins she thinks this is to go faster, talking helps a bit and we eventually come back to walk. How can I help her to understand that everytime I ask for trot it doesn't mean going flat out?
I haven't tried any schooling yet as I was told she doesn't really enjoy it and tends to rush it - which is just what I want to try and sort out. I have her in a jointed snaffle, flash and running martingale (this is what she was used to being ridden in when I got her)
Thanks
Sonia
She is quite forward going and has quite a fast walk (a "power walk" you could say) - when I ask for trot however she really rushes and it is quite uncomfortable. If you squeeze on the reins she thinks this is to go faster, talking helps a bit and we eventually come back to walk. How can I help her to understand that everytime I ask for trot it doesn't mean going flat out?
I haven't tried any schooling yet as I was told she doesn't really enjoy it and tends to rush it - which is just what I want to try and sort out. I have her in a jointed snaffle, flash and running martingale (this is what she was used to being ridden in when I got her)
Thanks
Sonia