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daniela verani
Member
Username: Seraf
Post Number: 18
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, Dec 16, 2006 - 6:02 pm: |   |
Hi,
I need advice on fixing pacing and tension at the walk, especially the medium and collected walk. |
Gwen Robison
Member
Username: Gwen
Post Number: 256
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, Dec 16, 2006 - 7:45 pm: | |
From my experience, which isn't a ton, I thought that horses reverted back to pacing because of the tension. The one horse that I knew with this issue, would go back to pacing as soon as someone held his face with tension. Maybe you have some tension hiding in a muscle that ends up in your hand/rein connection? |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 17286
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 - 9:23 am: | |
Daniela can you succinctly explain the problem in more detail? You should include what breed the horse is and what your goals are? If this is not a gaited horse perhaps a more thorough explanation of what you mean by pacing is also indicated. |
daniela verani
Member
Username: Seraf
Post Number: 19
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 - 5:58 pm: | |
Hi,
My horse is a 16.3 hand,eight year old, large build oldenburg. He has been trained to third level dressage and recently has been in training for hunters. My plans are to do both hunters and dressage(which I have and done well). I've owned him for about a year. Initially, I warm him up on a loose rein at the extended walk and he is usually fine. If you go too quickly from extended to collected walk, he paces and will tighten his back. Also, if he gets upset or tense, he will pace(lateral walk with an uneven rhythm)when he is brought to walk. He has had a full vet/dental evaluation. I'm wondering on ideas how to get this horse to lose his tenseness at some point. I would appreciate any help or advice. thanks, Daniela |
CherylA
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Username: Canderso
Post Number: 318
Registered: 3-2000
| | Posted on Friday, Dec 22, 2006 - 10:17 pm: | |
Hi Daniela,
Well none of the other dressage types have responded so I will give it a try. Two pieces of advice come to mind (not based on what I can do, but based on what I have been told):
1)pacing can occur at the walk due to tension. So maybe if you work on rhythm and maintaining forward in the gaits and through transitions the relaxation will come?(easily said, I know)
2) an 'O' judge told me that pacing can be 'fixed' by consciously disturbing/disrupting the horse's 2-beat rhythm with the intention of breaking it back down to a proper 4-beat. (Again, easily said, much harder to do!)
I hope this helps. |
