In the arena my horse is nutts! His canter is so strong i cannot handle him any ideas how to stop him?

he is a 9yo appalusa gelding and is brilliant on hacks he doesnt buck or rear and never hesitates when gets a loose rain, he is off. when i try to stop him she pulls as hard as he can and is in a very light weighted snafle. he has just had his teeth checked and his saddle has just been fitted so it must be down to me or him just not wanting to work. when i go to jump him he darts out of the way of the jump and i can only jump at a very very slow trotting pace. his canter is very un equal so any ideas how i could balance it? any ideas how i could sort him out to be honest?

In the arena my horse is nutts! His canter is so strong i cannot handle him any ideas how to stop him?
Change his bit. If you are using a snaffle you might want to change to a curb bit. Here's a link that explains it further;


http://www.completerider.com/horsepowerf...
Reply:My horse used to be like this. I just had to school, school, school as I didn't want to change the bit (horse was happy in it the rest of the time). I invested in a few lessons with a good and sympathetic instructor and she taught me a few tricks which would take a long time to describe, , but I know it's a fairly common problem so if you can find someone near you I'm sure you'll get it sorted. I'd always try that before changing to a stronger bit, although if the horse is getting dangerous it might be the safest option. You could also try giving him a good workout on the lunge before you ride.
Reply:i would try changing the bit. the one oyu are using might not be strong enough. hope this helps!
Reply:change the bit.try using a gag. this is what i use on my horse and i know that it resolves your problem because of my own experiences with your problem. also the gag can be changed in strength so that you can minimize the amount of pressure on his mouth if you want to. you should also try using a flash. hope this helps:)
Reply:Get yourself a good instructor. It is much easier for someone qualified watching you from the ground to see what is happening and start to help you improve his work. Scrap the jumping until you have him working really well on the flat and then build it up slowly.





Don't go putting a big strong bit in his mouth, that won't solve the problems, just mask them and probably ruin his mouth into the bargain.





You will save yourself a fortune too, having some good lessons rather than tinkering around with endless bits of kit, which won't improve any underlying problems or more likely lack of training that the horse has had in the past.



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