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DuffyDuck

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DuffyDuck says:

Q&A: Flatwork.

So, I thought I'd do a small Q&A page for any flatwork questions. I don't jump, and I don't hack, so I can't offer much advice there.
I will help as much as possible, but video's are always helpful!

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  • Posted 2 years ago (22 May 2012 15:56)
kevinhiatt

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kevinhiatt says:

Re: Q&A: Flatwork.

Flat work this is what happens to the rider on Sabrina, flat on your back, now she is coming along in a lovely extended walk, trot and collected canter and found can do flying changes, also throws a buck in for good measure, since she has changed yards getting better and I know why I bought her, lovely outline when going into work mode gets worrying as we are watched and people have asked if they could ride her these are qualified riders not just anyone, she now is not the same horse the original mare from hell. Sabrina and her trot to canter seems to be the same speed don't rush. Tonka well he could go from stand to gallop in one movement and his trot was others canter. All you need is a willing horse and plenty of practice if the weather allows. 

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  • Posted 2 years ago (26 May 2012 21:31)
DuffyDuck

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DuffyDuck says:

Re: Q&A: Flatwork.

LOL Vik1 not ambushed at all ;)
One thing I would develop futher on in your post though is that ;contact' on the outside rein, especially with a horse that WANTS to move, should be active, not jiggling his mouth, but proper half halts to conincide with him hind legs ;D

Just to say... ANYONE who has tips etc or any questions or disagreements say so.. I want to hear them all too, and I'm still learning and someone may have a better way of doing things than I do and I wanna try them too haha

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  • Posted 2 years ago (26 May 2012 22:08)
Cocosmom

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Cocosmom says:

Re: Q&A: Flatwork.

OK I have one, Coco's canter is improving massively from an unbalanced flat motobike to a nice controlled upright canter. Right rein we have it cracked, lovely transition on to the correct lead. Left rein we really struggle to get the correct lead. 1st time we normally get it, then when he knows what we are doing the second, third, fourth time he tenses up and his trot become choppy and I struggle to get him to bend as he is so tense, When we do get it he normally leaps into canter and if we are on the right lead he then has a really lovely canter, every time we get wrong lead I bring him straight back to trot and ask again. Last week my instructor had me leg yeilding from the 3/4 line back to the outer track as we hit the center marker (B) and then turn onto the 20m circle and ask there and that helped but he was still not 100% every time. I had the osteopath out on Thursday for a check over and he said his left shoulder and chest muscle is tight (due to his hoof imbalance last year probably) which is why he was probably struggling so he may be a different horse this week now he's had it freed off but do you have any tips for helping the horse get the correct lead when he is a bit one sided and prefers the other lead?  

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  • Posted 2 years ago (28 May 2012 13:27)
windinthemane

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windinthemane says:

Re:Q&A Flatwork

Hiya god! Can I have a turn? ;)

Penny has always had trouble with her right canter lead. Her old owners used to just bring her up to the local gallops or woods or just hack out which is fine but penny is really 1 sided now. I've beem working on it the last 6 months and now penny gets it right everytime going over poles or jumps if im hold the right rien slightly tighter(not pulling her head off just telling her where to go)and she is getting better with out the pole(1/3 of the time she gets it right and 1/3 she goes disunited but fixes herself if i open her up a bit) Is there any exercises I could be doing to help her?

Also she is a heavy cob and doesn't use her hindlegs great. It has improved in the trot(nice and light) but in the walk and canter she is still pulling herslef along with her front legs. Anything I could do to improve that?

Thanks

~T~

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  • Posted 2 years ago (29 May 2012 16:52)
alrees

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alrees says:

Re: Q&A: Flatwork.

DuffyDuck said:

 Please get his back and saddle checked first though!



He has physio once every 2 weeks and has a made to measure saddle, fitted beginning of this year but thank you for the advice.

~Beauty is in the eye of the beholder~ ~Never judge a horse by its past,always look at what it can do for you in the future~

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  • Posted 2 years ago (30 May 2012 15:25)
brook

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brook says:

Re: Q&A: Flatwork.

Hiya, I seem to be having a real problem finding the right contact when riding Tilly. Tilly is our young TBX and has just turned 5, she only started being schooled in January and has been  pretty good for her age. She's a strong girl and very forward going and i know it's awful to admit but I have had to pull in order to stop her or slow her down. Recently she's being very agains't my hand not wanting to accept a contact and work softly, if I don't give her an extremely long rein she throws her head up and down. Also she wants to dictate the pace and I can't slow her down by using my seat so sadly I have to resort to using more hand. I really need help with this as I don't want to ruin her and make her mouth hard. She has had her tack checked, her back is fine and her teeth were looked at in March. Thank you so much, Lyn XX   

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  • Posted 2 years ago (30 May 2012 20:34)
jenappaloosapony

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jenappaloosapony says:

Re: Q&A: Flatwork.

 Hi I have a question how can I teach my horse leg yield?? She is 14.2hh and 18.

She won dressage tests at 15 and used to leg yield well.

thanks

JennyMyAppaloosa♥Loveyou

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  • Posted 2 years ago (31 May 2012 22:34)

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