over bent
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from reading your post i took overbent to mean too much inside bend , however i think iloveshearer has taken it as behind the bit
from reding the reply , so not sure now , anyway...
for too much inside bend you need more outside aids , leg as well a rein , if the horse is still giving too much bend & most likely also leaning on your inside rein i would try a little outside flexion before asking the horse for the correct bend again , you might need to be really quite firm about this
from reding the reply , so not sure now , anyway...
for too much inside bend you need more outside aids , leg as well a rein , if the horse is still giving too much bend & most likely also leaning on your inside rein i would try a little outside flexion before asking the horse for the correct bend again , you might need to be really quite firm about this
I would have thought she meant over bent as in to do with 'on the bit a little too far'. Which do you mean? And i will do my best to answer 
Jenny xx
Jenny xx
Over bent usually means that the horse is behind the verticle.
Usually as a result of too much hands or too severe a bit or a combination of too much hand not enough impulsion.
To fix it, you likely need to work on your contact and her impulsion. What sort of bit is (s)he in?
Usually as a result of too much hands or too severe a bit or a combination of too much hand not enough impulsion.
To fix it, you likely need to work on your contact and her impulsion. What sort of bit is (s)he in?
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mu0ljk
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I have had that comment too. Sid sometimes buries his head and gets a bit too deep. I have been told to use lots of leg to gain more impulsion and to ask him to lift the backend (Sid is a lazy horse!).
Hope that helps?
Hope that helps?
she is behind the vertical rather than to much bend to one side!she is ridden in a straight bar pelham as i feel it is better for her to stick with one bit rather than swaping them around just for shows! she is a lazy arab lol although i do feel she tends to over bend when she gets excited as she did on sunday in the ring!(although she behaved beautifuly).i was rather nervous so i guess my hands probably wernt as good as they could be it has to be said
Alex T said:
So it could be the bit - or it could be the hands.
How does she do in, say... , a double jointed snaffle like the french link?
And, by the way, I've never met a lazy arab
oh shes lazy or rather laid back she does have funny fives but dont they all my 22year old standerdbred beats her to the field every morning lol!!iv tried her in a loose ring snaffle but she throws her head around in it and seems to throughly object to the nutcracker action ive also tried her in a hanging french link this she hates even more than the normal snaffle lol!
my 22year old standerdbred beats her to the field every morning lol!!iv tried her in a loose ring snaffle but she throws her head around in it and seems to throughly object to the nutcracker action ive also tried her in a hanging french link this she hates even more than the normal snaffle lol!
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