new forest ponies are not the easiest of ponies, esp young ones....my 5 year old bucked me right off and broke my cocsyx bone.

backing, breaking and schooling requires an experieced and confident rider and also a sympathetic one!

horses can become headstrong if you are heavy with your hands and pullig o the bit, thus making them pull through it....i have a fjord who pulls against me and drags me around as he has been getting away with it for 12 years since i had him.....what have i done? simply scrapped his bit, goe bitless, done groundwork and restarted him from scratch, and hes a 13 year old! hes no easier than a youngster