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Re: [RC] travelling wide - heidiSo....if your horse tracks straight at the walk and the canter but is wide behind at the trot, expecially if it is a big extended trot....then the most likely cause of this is that the horse has hollowed out its back and is heavy on the forehand.sorry, kat, i disagree with you on this one -- not to say you are not right in some cases however. i have a small gelding, SUSAN G has ridden with me on him and commented on his good movement. he's a short bodied horse that goes collected, well rounded and well under himself due to the way i ride him (otherwise he could be out of control as he is very competitive -- very closely related to RIO). it has been observed by MANY that have riden behind him that when we do an extended trot he opens up his rear and travels wide behind. the reason for this is because of his short bodiedness, if he didn't compensate someway he would be over reaching and catching himself. I have to second that. IF the horse is heavy on the forehand, THEN the idea that there is a back issue or a hind limb issue is worth considering. But despite Kaboot, in my experience, the majority of the horses that travel this way are NOT heavy on the forehand, and in fact drop the hindquarters to engage them even further--which takes a very STRONG back! Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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