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[RC] Rough trot - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Sharon Hahn sharon.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 
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He's only two.  Give him time.  For now, count yourself lucky
if you aren't getting bucked off.  Many two-year olds have
enough trouble keeping their own growing bodies balanced,
let alone trying to deal with a rider and tack and learn something new all at 
the same time.  I bet the problem will
resolve itself in the next year or so.

In the meantime, why not forget the trotting and concentrate
on a good foundation of exposing him to new things like trails,
camping, mailboxes,other animals, going up and down hills,
bridges, puddles, etc?  Ponying is great, too.

Also don't forget to make sure your tack fits, and remember
that in a young, growing horse, just because the tack fit
3 weeks ago doesn't necessarily mean it fits today.

Good luck!

From Sharon, whose 3 year old has exactly 5 rides on her
and is doing very well, thank you!
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Lori asked:  Does anyone here have any ideas for a very ROUGH trotting quarter 
horse?  He's 2, and we're just starting, doing a lot of bending, circling to 
try to round him out.  But he's so rough you can hardly get yourself thru the 
excercise, any ideas????



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