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Is this horse traveling "in frame"??? Our wonderful Casey (who is now in Japan on Mr Hasume's ranch) was such a guy. He was given to us because his owner did not know how to make him comfortable. He was traveling with his head straight up, thrusting his front end out to compensate for the fact that his rear end was not engaged.  I put him in a Myler bit to encourage him to bend at the poll, rode him in draw reins for a few months and encouraged him to move into the bit and voila! he was as smooth as molasses.. Finished Tevis 23rd and looked fresh as could be the next day...

 

If you don't know, take a lesson at a good English barn or have someone you trust occupy you on the trail and evaluate how he moves. Casey was only like that at moderate speeds and particularly around other horses.'

 

Good luck...

Ranelle

 

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Kilpatrick
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:56 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] tension headaches, other aches and pains while riding

benedikte,  it sounds like the bouncy horse is a major factor, since you say the other horse doesnt do you like that.   with the bouncy horse, you might want to try keeping more weight on the balls of your feet, and maybe that will reduce the effects of the bouncing.  sounds like you are kind of out of sync  with this horse.       ed