Sounds to me like you're doing too much too soon, with a 3 year old.
JMO
Jennifer
Buffy wrote:
I need some thoughts and ideas
here... my 3yr old is worked fairly regularly here at home. We go
trail riding a once or twice a month. My friend's horses stand in
a pasture until we go trail riding. Mind you they aren't worked hard
on the trails at all. However, every time my colt comes back with
a sore back and stocks up in the legs. I rub him down after every
ride and cool him out on the way back in. We honestly walk most of
the trails with a very limited amount of trotting or canter. Here
at home he works all 3 gaits, plus extensions, I like to do a lot of bending
and flexing too. My friends horses don't come back sore or nothing.
Heck my daughter's new 3yr old stud (we just got him a few wks ago and
he was about 250lbs underweight) did better then my colt on a trail.
He's been standing in a pasture eating non-stop so he can put his weight
back on and start getting back in condition later. I've thought of
starting to wrap my colts legs on the trails, but really hate to do that.
I just don't know what else to do thou??? As to his back it's sore
where the tree of my english saddle sits on his back, not his withers.HELP!!!Buffy Spellcaster Miniature
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