mightymiracles
Well-Known Member
I have a mare who is newer to driving but we have been doing well for the last 2 months. Now no bashing as I have trained others to drive with no issues....all the way up to drafts and never had one like her. I have her in a mullen mouth driving bit, we tried a split snaffle and we did not do well with that, lots of grinding the bit etc.. I have had her teeth checked by two different vets, both said she was ok.
We started from basics with her as I dont know her history (she is 12), lingin, ground driving and we progressed smoothly, now we have been in cart for a bit and she is getting bulky at starting to walk forward to the point she backs up first and then more whip ques and she lunges forward and then whips her head around like an idiot and gets the shoulders into it to so I dont trust her to be in the cart yet. It doesnt matter if I am in the cart of out, it doesnt matter where we work or if we are even headed back to the barn! I have made sure everything is adjusted and nothing is pinching or causing pain. I went back to ground driing and she is doing the same thing excpet she can completely spin around with no shafts. I try to keep her straight as to anticipate what she is going to do but she is quick about it, in the cart she doesnt spin. What are suggestions as to what is causing this and how to fix it. Tonight we worked on nothing but stop and go. I guess I need to take her back to lunging but she doesnt do this when I lunge her. Should I take her blinders off? Sorry this is so long but I am confused, in all the horses I have never had one throw a fit like she is doing.
We started from basics with her as I dont know her history (she is 12), lingin, ground driving and we progressed smoothly, now we have been in cart for a bit and she is getting bulky at starting to walk forward to the point she backs up first and then more whip ques and she lunges forward and then whips her head around like an idiot and gets the shoulders into it to so I dont trust her to be in the cart yet. It doesnt matter if I am in the cart of out, it doesnt matter where we work or if we are even headed back to the barn! I have made sure everything is adjusted and nothing is pinching or causing pain. I went back to ground driing and she is doing the same thing excpet she can completely spin around with no shafts. I try to keep her straight as to anticipate what she is going to do but she is quick about it, in the cart she doesnt spin. What are suggestions as to what is causing this and how to fix it. Tonight we worked on nothing but stop and go. I guess I need to take her back to lunging but she doesnt do this when I lunge her. Should I take her blinders off? Sorry this is so long but I am confused, in all the horses I have never had one throw a fit like she is doing.