Yeah, the head tossing is really annoying; it's something he's always done. I was told it was because he used to have bad teeth, but they've been all fixed up and he still seems to do it out of habit. The dressage trainer thinks it's because he doesn't know how to really collect himself and use his hind end and back, so instead he hollows out and throws a fit. His canter needs A LOT of work, which I can't really do as I can barely ride it, and I don't like it because it feels like he's running away with you. But I do know he is now getting lots of canter work with her, I guess it will just take time. He's still not in great shape because he doesn't really get decent workouts with me, but she works him pretty hard. Hopefully he'll improve as he gets fitter.
She knows he's for sale, but I think she wants something younger and more capable of eventing to higher levels. And I don't know if Jackson could handle doing cross country, he's never done it as far as I know.
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Date: 2009-02-22 05:36 pm (UTC)She knows he's for sale, but I think she wants something younger and more capable of eventing to higher levels. And I don't know if Jackson could handle doing cross country, he's never done it as far as I know.