stumbling fjords

This message is from: "Rose or Murph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you Ruthie. I agree with you about NOT using a halter as a bridle to ride in. Any horse, I don't care how well trained it is, if scared badly enough out on the trail, will RUN. I have ridden many different horses for years on the tr

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This message is from: "Cherie Mascis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >There's been some great comments made, only one I could add is that horses >who have been closely contained for their entire existence, sometimes >stumble a lot on uneven terrain--until they get the hang of it with use. >Ruthie, nw mt, US

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This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PS You don't need to rush out and buy a dressage saddle, your Western saddle will work. and forget about the bit, your halter will do just fine. If you can't ride your horse using a halter, then the ground work was never done. [ and you

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This message is from: "jerrell friz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I should have also said, I once had a trainer show me, on his tall lanky Quarter Horse, how you can make a horse stumble by sitting/leaning too far forward. His horse started stubbing his toes when he put his balance point too far forwa

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This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If your saddle was pinching or jabbing her shoulders that may have made her stumble. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska cloudy and mild, 20 degrees At 10:54 AM 12/8/2007, you wrote: This message is from: "Nature Friends Outdoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Stumbling Fjords

This message is from: "Melissa Dowling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not long after basic riding training began, my coming-6-year-old Fjord gelding began stumbling. When rest/light work, bute, hoof trimming, etc., had no effect, I had x-rays of his front pasterns taken. I was devastated at the diagnosis--l

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This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I use Baldur in my school program. In the indoor he is very sure footed, > jumping close to 3 feet. Outside is another matter. He stumbles constantly. > Hello Kate... I have to agree with Jean G. and Bonnie Hif his feet are in ti