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Horse dropping shoulder
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 1249819" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Those of us who are good riders can temporarily hide the problem as you described in the first post - unfortunately, that doesn't fix the problem for the next owner. CP has great advice; you can't make the horse do something in the barrel pattern he's incapable (physical ability or training) of doing during general riding.</p><p></p><p>I spent a month at an equine clinic recently and saw quite a few horses brought in for bitting problems and bit evaluations - and not a one was a horse problem. They were all rider problems.</p><p></p><p>That said, you may find that this horse has difficulty staying balanced in a circle one direction because of bone, joint, or muscle problems - or a lack of muscle conditioning. A lameness evaluation to rule out physical problems may be the best start, and if he doesn't have an excuse for this, then a lot of quality trot and canter work in both directions and good riding to develop equal muscle condition and teach him how to stay balanced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 1249819, member: 852"] Those of us who are good riders can temporarily hide the problem as you described in the first post - unfortunately, that doesn't fix the problem for the next owner. CP has great advice; you can't make the horse do something in the barrel pattern he's incapable (physical ability or training) of doing during general riding. I spent a month at an equine clinic recently and saw quite a few horses brought in for bitting problems and bit evaluations - and not a one was a horse problem. They were all rider problems. That said, you may find that this horse has difficulty staying balanced in a circle one direction because of bone, joint, or muscle problems - or a lack of muscle conditioning. A lameness evaluation to rule out physical problems may be the best start, and if he doesn't have an excuse for this, then a lot of quality trot and canter work in both directions and good riding to develop equal muscle condition and teach him how to stay balanced. [/QUOTE]
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