novice needs help

[paul whitfield]

my 18 month trotter has started 2 skip a bit how can i stop this and keep him square please help

[Greg Hando]

He's probably speedy cutting get someone who can shoe to have a look at him and balance him properly

[paul whitfield]

He's probably speedy cutting get someone who can shoe to have a look at him and balance him properly
hi greg dont know what u meen by speedy cutting i jog him on the road he iz out ov the royal dough boy to a coulord track mare he allways weres iz back shoes first and as lots left on the front how many trotters u got greg

[David Summers]

hi greg dont know what u meen by speedy cutting i jog him on the road he iz out ov the royal dough boy to a coulord track mare he allways weres iz back shoes first and as lots left on the front how many trotters u got greg

Paul, could you translate this. I am too old to start learning a new language :-)

[Dust]

Speedy cutting is what you do to your lawn when your rushing.

[paul whitfield]

Speedy cutting is what you do to your lawn when your rushing.

im new to the sport and was asking for help not to be made fun ov i will get there with out the likes ov u

[strong persuader]

Not sure that I totally understand the cause of the problem, but my suggestions would be to have a good farrier come and look at the shoeing and given the age of the horse perhaps back off a little in the speed so that he travels smooth for a while as it may be growth associated and the horse needs a little time to adjust to some body changes. With trotters in general, they need to be going balanced before asking for any speed and these requests for speed need to be very small.

[paul whitfield]

thanks phil im going to turn him out for 6 months now so he can grow and be a horse for a bit its just turning autum here in nothern england so i bring im bk in in the spring ive seen them trotting hobbles are they any goodf

[admin]

Speedy Cutting

When horses strike the inner side of the knee, or parts immediately below or above it, with the foot of the opposite leg, they are said to "speedy cut".

More here: http://chestofbooks.com/animals/horses/Health-Disease-Treatment-3/Speedy-Cutting.html