Hi all
I'm currently having a few problems with J and his breaks! I've had him for about a month and a half now, and I can't really fault him majorly other than this. He is an angel in walk and trot but when we come to canter he seems to get very excited and just will not stop it isn't a SPEEDY canter, just fairly quick, i've tried half halts and I am very relaxed when i ask him to come back down to trot but he just will not have it, he also did it with my friend today which resulted in quite a few unintended laps of the school in canter and some very tight circles . I asked his previous owner about this and she said she never had any difficultly with him and I suggested maybe getting him a stronger bit (he is currently in a loose ring snaffle.) She seemed quite funny about this and said she'd never had him in a stronger bit and doesn't know how he would react. What do you all suggest? I've tried alot of groundwork letting him know i am in control but still.. he just wont have it It is getting a bit of a pain now having no control and stops me progressing to things on him such as jumping.
I'm currently having a few problems with J and his breaks! I've had him for about a month and a half now, and I can't really fault him majorly other than this. He is an angel in walk and trot but when we come to canter he seems to get very excited and just will not stop it isn't a SPEEDY canter, just fairly quick, i've tried half halts and I am very relaxed when i ask him to come back down to trot but he just will not have it, he also did it with my friend today which resulted in quite a few unintended laps of the school in canter and some very tight circles . I asked his previous owner about this and she said she never had any difficultly with him and I suggested maybe getting him a stronger bit (he is currently in a loose ring snaffle.) She seemed quite funny about this and said she'd never had him in a stronger bit and doesn't know how he would react. What do you all suggest? I've tried alot of groundwork letting him know i am in control but still.. he just wont have it It is getting a bit of a pain now having no control and stops me progressing to things on him such as jumping.