This message is from: "Rose or Murph" <[email protected]>
Hello everyone, I wanted to ask a question as I have heard people talk about this before. I have a wonderful 5 year old mare. We did our first official trail ride out at my friend's place that consists of hilly terrain, meadows, mixed with some woods. My mare was very good, performed well with a solid head, EXCEPT, on my very last spin around this little meadow. We had just walked down a tiny hill when at the bottom she did a big trip. All of a sudden all I could see was about 2 inches of her mowhawk right up by the saddle. Her head and neck almost disappeared as she went down to catch her balance. Well, I did not catch my balance and pitched off to the side of her shoulder. I have been told that tripping is common with young horses? She has been tripping on and off even on flat terrain. Her feet are done, toes are not long, ect. Should I just chalk this up to a young horse, or should I be concerned? I had just finished a very steep hill up, and down with no tripping issues. This is her first set of shoes on her front feet. Rosemary in Roy, WA Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
