--- In [email protected], "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dawn, is this the TWH?
------------No, it's an Icelandic gelding. > I have a couple of thoughts and no way would I say that these relate to the horse that you're talking about, just some thoughts that came into my head, in general. -------------What are you thinking? > How long was he ridden in the saddle that was causing him problems? --------------Not too terribly long, maybe 6 months? > And: how are his feet? (front feet specifically) --------------His feet are actually in excellent shape (barefoot). I did notice when we are doing the Tellington Jones leg circles, he is definitely not well balanced, not horrible, but not great. Some other behaviors I've noticed that may or may not be related are that he shakes his head a lot with anything on his head (sidepull or halter), and he has a tendancy to "tune out", with or without clicker training. Clicker training has definitely helped with the tuning out, but it's still there on occasion. Could just be that he's still young. But the head shaking makes me wonder... He also crashes through gates on a fairly regualar basis, maybe about 6-9 times a year. I don't know if perhaps he could have a previous injury that flares up from time to time, or maybe it gets worse when he crashes a gate again.?.? Dawn B.S. - northern Michigan
