Recent content by GelderlanderGirl

Hi Janet. Thanks for your input. I have heard people say this about Gelderlanders, and I know that my boy is a very big horse to deal with when things go wrong like this. He is however not bargey or ill-mannered in any other way, although I know that this napping problem is bad enough. Hopefully...

Thanks Honey08. I know him being in the school wasn't probably helpful to him, even if he was only there for 3 years. His owner did say that he had the napping problem as long as she had him before she put him in the school, which was about 6 years, so it is obviously a deep-rooted thing that...

Hi Honey08. I haven't really had much help with him, as before I actually bought him he was on working livery at a riding school and so I didn't get the opportunity to work with him as I wanted to. And the instructors there were pretty much of the opinion that he would never go out alone no...

Thanks very much Tiger Tail, I will practice moving him about tomorrow in the school. That is also a good idea about Sue Palmer, I have seen her in some horsey magazines so may see if she can help us. Thank you very much for taking the time to give your advice.

Yes you're right, it does make sense that the groundwork should be good in order for them to be good under saddle. He is very good to handle on the ground, but I know there is always room for improvement, and at the moment I don't think he would follow me if I tried to get off and lead him...

Thank you both for your replies. I have been trying to sit it out for almost 2 years now, so was just wondering whether to try something new! He is very good in the school and goes in there alone, and also loads well. Before I started taking him out alone at his new yard he was fine away from...

Hi everyone, I am the proud owner of a beautiful 17.2 Gelderlander. I have only owned him for one month but have loaned him for almost 2 years now, and so far everything has been going perfectly, including the move to his new yard. I have always had problems hacking him out alone. He naps...