This Time I'm Really Going To Do It

greent

Fab OPs, Watty! x

Alchemilla

Has mos handsome gelding seen a back person? Exercises might help?

Watty1

FloppyDisk wrote: »

A jumping saddle?! Crumbs you don't do things by half do you! Are you using the one that needs to be fitted every few months now, hopefully still fitting? Some work on the lunge should help him fill out a bit if you're still a bit nervous of working him too much.

I did try a horse for sale in an eventing saddle and didn't move an inch despite him playing funny !!!!!!s, would have been off in a shot in a normal one. That saddle did cost £2,500 though!!

Ah well I was never ever going to jump so I bought most handsome a dressage saddle. It fits beautifully - but - there is no way that I'd jump in that Hence the idea to buy him something that I could jump in. Lovely instructor is currently jumping him in a very tiny but fitting pony saddle that is suitable for a Shetland and a toddler in my opinion. No where to put legs at all :rotfl:
hence idea to buy a proper one.

Watty1

Thanks for the lovely comments EchoDelta (hope you are feeling lots brighter) and Greent

Alchemilla wrote: »

Has mos handsome gelding seen a back person? Exercises might help?

I've had a back person out who suggested carrot stretches but your comment about building pony gym on your diary did catch my attention and then when you wrote this, well, I think you might have an idea.
I'll text back person and see if she is working (she had a lot of time off and the other person I had out was a bit, err, wet?) , and, will try to find something on the web about exercises that we can do in the meantime. Thanks for the suggestion

Watty1

Have spent day working catching up. If I spend evening tackling that pile of reports then office will seem much brighter in morning Off for dinner now then back to work.

Alchemilla

I will pm you the ones ponyplops does but they are prob tailored to the individual?

EchoDelta

Hope that the work went well Watty and that you are feeling suitably up to date and zen this morning!

FloppyDisk

Ahh fair enough, dressage ones are very limiting for anything but their purpose and GPs are really jack of all trades master of none. Do you lunge him in any of the training aids? that should help to develop the right muscles although very loosely as he is still young, but will help his flatwork too.

Watty1

Alchemilla wrote: »

I will pm you the ones ponyplops does but they are prob tailored to the individual?

That would be really kind thank you. They maybe are tailored to the individual but as Most Handsome's back person is off for summer hols it would be really helpful to make a start. And they would improve his general use of back etc I'm sure. Thank you

Watty1

EchoDelta wrote: »

Hope that the work went well Watty and that you are feeling suitably up to date and zen this morning!

I seriously underestimated how long it would all take. 24 hours later am where I thought I would be last night
Still am there now.

FloppyDisk wrote: »

Ahh fair enough, dressage ones are very limiting for anything but their purpose and GPs are really jack of all trades master of none. Do you lunge him in any of the training aids? that should help to develop the right muscles although very loosely as he is still young, but will help his flatwork too.

No I've always been a bit cautious of using the training aids as I worry I'd get it wrong and do some damage. But, I have found in a tidy up a book on schooling in hand and now I'm up to date with work I've put that on the 'to read' pile.