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SueH
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We arent jumping as yet, but sheep grazed gallop runs Jake (TB small feet OK concavity not bad not brill) copes well without slipping generally.
He will tend to slip slightly if he's jerky/impulsive but he's become so adept after 2 years BF footwise I dont notice it as he rights himself so quickly.
As work intensity goes up, I wonder if we will see more, until his proprioception develops further to catch up ?? Last weekend, asked for more in canter and he jerked forward into gallop from canter. He slipped on right hind but again I barely felt the slip it until he bucked in annoyance - clearly he was able to right himself and get his legs high in seconds.
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horsesfirst
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Location: kent
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Little QH had boring life of arena work and hacking out mostly at walk before present owner acquired.
Used to slip a lot, mostly on corners when she seemed to forget her bum was connected to the front - but like other posters she did learn and is very confident and foot sure now. |
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vic_s
Joined: 23 Oct 2009
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Location: cheshire
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Mine has only been barefoot 6 months when we first had some heavy rain one of the other people on the yard spotted my horse doing a very good impression of ' Bambi on ice' as she cantered round a sharp corner and completely lost her balance!
Luckily she seems to have learnt from that and is much more sensible after its rained  |
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Nic
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | very good impression of ' Bambi on ice' |
You reminded me that my old horse, Ghost had an appalling slip once, when he came round the corner of our concrete yard at a gallop (not sure why) and lost all 4 legs. He really bashed himself, and had lots of horrible scrapes and bruises, poor boy. He was shod at the time - this was years ago - but I've seen him do the same once on a very slippery corner of a field barefoot, again flat out and doing a handbrake turn 
Then again he is a complete speed junkie...   We don't let him behave like that under saddle - or try not to 
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brucea
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Location: Aberdeen
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:55 am Post subject: |
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They don't need to be going fast to go splat...
I watched a young clydesdale excitedly trot up the field last winter - and then go down spectacularly face first in a huge jumble of legs. Tripped over a huge lump of frozen poo - his own . He was OK, but it was funny to watch, poor chap.
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cptrayes
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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I'm always slipping up in piles of poo of my own making Bruce 
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becnreps
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Location: West Yorkshire, UK
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Have just watched that vid Nic, that looks so much fun! What a view you have from at the top ... and all that crisp white snow!
Last winter when it snowed, I didnt ride for a few days as I avoided it like the plague. Most peoples horses didnt even come out of the stable.
I'm astounded by the vid, so I can ride in snow?!!
Thats amazing! |
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brucea
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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This is what we do in the snow
Pony does it great - bare feet really work!
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becnreps
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Aww wow!! 
Thats so cute! He's like a reindeer! |
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Nic
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