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#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Thats what I am thinking. I was only riding her on average for a half an hour because I thought I wouldnt work her too hard because of her leg. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#The thing is, she will go around for hours perfect with her head down and round, on the bit. The issue is that shes at the point now where she needs to shorten her frame and collect more and push more. She has a regular gait, she has a better trot now that Ive been working her into a higher frame. She is going nice and forward. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Like I said, after a good half hour of riding she just stops and is really nice and supple and holds her head. Im not asking for suggestions, Im asking if I should just keep being firm and let her work herself into it?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I lunge her for about 15mins, but she doesnt do anything on the lunge. And she just puts her head down and goes very good. Drops her quarters and goes... Ive checked her teeth and her tack.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Maybe she is just mad because im not letting her take off anymore? At the belinda trussel clinic she told me to hold my hands, sit up and back a bit and make her come up to me. Which is what ive been doing. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#So is she just P.O'd because ive foiled her plan or something?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#These types are built to work--maybe you are not working her hard enough?#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Maybe it just takes her half an hour to be really warmed up enough to carry herself properly. If you re-read my first post in this thread, you'll see where I said that I used to go through the same thing with Dali. He would fight too and toss and flip his head around. Only he'd do it for the first 10-15 minutes, not half an hour. But maybe with Xena, half an hour is what it takes for her right now, at this stage in her training. With Leo, my older horse, it took him a lot longer...more like 30-40 minutes before he was really warmed up. But he was a heavier QH whereas Dali was an athletic TB. Maybe Xena, being a heavier warmblood-type, needs the extra time (??). #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I guess all you can do is just be patient with her and let her take the time she needs. I'm sure there is a reason for her fighting you, and it's not necessarily an "attitude" thing.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#xena_n_joss wrote:#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I find it interesting that no one seems to be reading that I have said after the first half hour she does hold her head perfect and steady with no fight. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
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