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RE: [RC] rough trot - heidi

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????


At 2, he is still a baby and is still having a hard time with his own
balance, let alone coping with a rider.  Bending and circling may
actually be more damaging than helpful, given his age, as it puts a lot
more torque on immature joints and spine.

If his conformation is suggestive of better motion, I'd suggest just
being patient and waiting for him to grow up.  I'd also work more on
exercises such as cavaletti to help him achieve some self-carriage--but
at this age, preferably without a rider on board.

Heidi


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