No physical reason, we're fully checked out, new saddle (fits perfect), feet fantastic, body fantastic, teeth fantastic.
Im getting full on 100% wall of stubborness, that not even heavy riding gets going.
Last night, 30mins of squeezing, then nudging, then kicking & backing up with whip, light open seat, no rein contact at all (on the buckle so as not to hinder forward in any way).. Madam weight shifts onto 3 legs, head down & goes to sleep, only reaction to aids was a bit of tail swishing when i used the whip or gave her a heavy leg aid.
Today, impulse spurs went on. went as far as fairly firm leg ( I refuse to go past that wearing spurs, i aint no monster) backed up with whip, bugger all from her.
Resorted to giving her a heavy whack with the whip, figured, if she went off in canter, what the heck its forward and when she went forward by heck id keep her going. No reaction what so ever.
I've been doing join up, as her field authority (shes went from low/medium to full on herd leader) had gone to her head a bit and she was trying it on with me, join up took forever (30mins - 4 attempts before we got join up + follow)
It is just 100% pure stubborn madam & I've never ever ever came across such a bloody wall of it before. Ive tried everything I can think of, and it doesnt work. She'll follow someone on the lunge, but evades everything I do to try and get her to move out from that person.
Ran out of my list of idea's to try, so has anyone got any more that I can have a go at. Got to get her nipped in the bud quick and the sooner the better !!
Im getting full on 100% wall of stubborness, that not even heavy riding gets going.
Last night, 30mins of squeezing, then nudging, then kicking & backing up with whip, light open seat, no rein contact at all (on the buckle so as not to hinder forward in any way).. Madam weight shifts onto 3 legs, head down & goes to sleep, only reaction to aids was a bit of tail swishing when i used the whip or gave her a heavy leg aid.
Today, impulse spurs went on. went as far as fairly firm leg ( I refuse to go past that wearing spurs, i aint no monster) backed up with whip, bugger all from her.
Resorted to giving her a heavy whack with the whip, figured, if she went off in canter, what the heck its forward and when she went forward by heck id keep her going. No reaction what so ever.
I've been doing join up, as her field authority (shes went from low/medium to full on herd leader) had gone to her head a bit and she was trying it on with me, join up took forever (30mins - 4 attempts before we got join up + follow)
It is just 100% pure stubborn madam & I've never ever ever came across such a bloody wall of it before. Ive tried everything I can think of, and it doesnt work. She'll follow someone on the lunge, but evades everything I do to try and get her to move out from that person.
Ran out of my list of idea's to try, so has anyone got any more that I can have a go at. Got to get her nipped in the bud quick and the sooner the better !!