Stumbling/tripping when ridden?

[ccc]

I haven't noticed her tripping other than the day she was ridden am wobdering if I didn't have the new saddle placed quite right ? or perhaps too tightly girthed as I have been told that the F n E saddles don't need to be as tight as other saddles. Roll on Saturday...........

[Debbie]

Its an easy mistake to leave the saddle too far forwards. So that could have been the problem.

Sluething out lameness issues is such a chore. There's so many possibilities that you have to explore. Here's hoping the stumbling vanishes this weekend, never to be seen again

[JoM]

dancer is a stumbler/ tripper - He has had us over before on the road! Invest in some knee boots until the problem is sorted is my 1st suggestion! They are worth their weight in gold!

The shoe that is set slightly back, and 'behind' the toe sounds like the shoes that dancer has - they are called natural balance. they are meant to help horses that trip by pushing the centre of gravity back. I know they are also used if your horse grows 'flat' as they allow the hoof to round back over. dancer lives in these shoes, but I know some horses dont get along with them.

Then, like others have said, is your saddle obstructing the shoulder movement?

Good luck - tripping is so unnerving! We are much better than we used to be - but as soon as you let him 'slob along' his nose is grazing the floor and the ground is coming for us!!