Ziggy is off work until the end of July at the earliest. He is allowed to walk out and when I have a minute (ha ha) I am going to have another go at teaching him to long line - my one and only attempt 3 years ago was an unmitigated disaster! - but for now it's just leading out, at walk primarily.
When I ride him he doesn't "do" outline. His nose pokes out. My RI can get him to go in an outline but not me. He doesn't seem to understand how to move forward when his body is in a collected frame and there is a contact.
In his shelter working in hand I have taught him to drop into the right head position from the lightest rein contact and he does it willingly and prettily and will take a step or two. However, he seems to associate it with being in, one of those tricks that Mum asks me to do, and he doesn't do it when we are walking out even when he is bridled.
I'm planning to walk him out with his bridle under his halter and ask him to get himself collected from time to time. Does anyone have any suggestions for helping him move forward once he has got himself into the right shape? He seems to be puzzled by the request, as if it is actually physically impossible!
When I ride him he doesn't "do" outline. His nose pokes out. My RI can get him to go in an outline but not me. He doesn't seem to understand how to move forward when his body is in a collected frame and there is a contact.
In his shelter working in hand I have taught him to drop into the right head position from the lightest rein contact and he does it willingly and prettily and will take a step or two. However, he seems to associate it with being in, one of those tricks that Mum asks me to do, and he doesn't do it when we are walking out even when he is bridled.
I'm planning to walk him out with his bridle under his halter and ask him to get himself collected from time to time. Does anyone have any suggestions for helping him move forward once he has got himself into the right shape? He seems to be puzzled by the request, as if it is actually physically impossible!