by xena_n_joss » Mon May 16, 2005 2:50 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#haha well she is a tb cross, only 6... we board near bellville ontario. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#In November she got into a fight and got kicked. She had to go to guelph to have bone chips removed from her hock. The good thing was that it was from an area of hock that did not affect her motion or anything. And he bone chips were long but not deep in the bone. She does have a capped hock now though which is a shame because she IS a nice looking horse... Oh well... in eventing and jumping they dont care what the horse looks like haha. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#With your mare, since you asked for suggestions, grid work is one of the best things to do. You may already be doing it... But thats what I do with Xena, its great. I also find tbs to bomb around fast sometimes, xena does it too, so grids will also help with that.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#If you start off with small grids, like trot polls and then an x and then a 2 foot jump, that will help to build the horses confidence, once she works that good you can make the jumps higher. But height isnt always everything. Grid work is great excersize and will help build alot of "push". #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#You may already do gridwork but meh, thought id suggest it anyways. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#So what about you? Where do you ride ect?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
When something goes wrong in a show, it's actually the best time because you learn from it. You ask yourself 'what can I do better?' When everything goes OK, you don't ask yourself that question --- ANKY