Trot Small

Ink and I trot at one end of the arena. You can kind of see Errika in some shots. She was watching us :).

This was one of our first rides, from the fall of 2006.

I'm sitting more forward to keep weight off of his back. Ink is encouraged to stretch and have freedom of movement. I try to have as little rein interaction as possible. He's learning about leg in this video. He seems to catch on very fast and already had that done before the session was over.

Ink is really a gentlemen under saddle, quiet and attentive. Although he does sometimes get lazy, you have to keep his mind busy and alert.

This is by far the greatest ottb for a first time ottb owner :D.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• OTTB
• Horse
• Equine
• Equestrian
• EnglishRiding
• Riding
• Thoroughbred

[KeriEq]

He has a clubbed hoof, which causes him to be a little off. However in this video he is sore in his hind end, which makes his off appearance more noticable. I posted another reply to a comment similar on my other "trotting" video.

[equineXcore]

I agree. My haflinger has a clubbed hoof and he has no problem fly around a jump course with me. It doesn't bother him at all.

[trinityhh]

The horse in this video is lame. The hind end is sore and he is reaching out with his neck to compensate. Also, he is lame in the front, too, which is creating the "head bobbing". A clubbed hoof, when propperly maintained will not, in itself, create lameness. A shortening of the stride will occur if the tendons are moderately contracted.

[tamara34]

Is it just me, or is your horse a bit lame in this video? It is hard to tell, but he has quite noticable, rythmic head bobbing. Are you sure he is sound?