Recent content by Henry-etta

Thanks for your reply GG. She's broken in more than 10 horses, who have turned out fine. What has been interesting in the posts is that no one seems to have had personal experience of the behaviour my friends horse has exhibited. Alarm bells are really ringing to be honest. This horse took 6...

This really did happen. The same horse that bucked off and trampled my friend. The vet said to bathe his feet, and hope for the best. He was turned away for 6 months, his feet are fine now! He has a small splint from the incident, that's all. Actually, he was much better with the saddle after it!!

Yes, really the horses feet were bleeding so much that you could see it pooling under his feet! He must have gone hell for leather. It was at the heels where he'd worn through to the soft tissue. Can any farrier corroborate this?

I'm learning all sorts! The horse that bucked my friend off is at the bottom of the pecking order. (she gave him a polo when she caught him!) He is very gentle and loving, until he gets startled then anything could happen. Once having had a saddle on about 20 times on this occasion he reacted...

Thanks for everyone who contributed to this thread. I really appreciate the views and advice of what I guess is a very wide spread of horse owners. A fantastic way to get a different perspective on a situation I'm very close to. I'm still digesting all of the information!

Maybe I should start a new thread with the title "when do you call it a day?" Yes to pain issues thoroughly investigated, saddle fitted etc. (checked by Annette Penny, Barrie Swain saddle) My friend's daughter was certainly very upset about the prospect of her mum getting seriously hurt. I...

YES PLEASE to behaviour experts!!

The comment about horse not being scared of rider was on the button! It took 6 months to catch him when first bought as a 2 year old. He is now 6, and only just making a riding horse. Very fearful horse, with a wierd set of responses to fear. It can be attack or flight, generally a mixed combo...

Looked like he wanted her to get up and comfort him, although he'd forgotten he was bucking! That's what it looked like, I was curious if anyone else has had a similar experience.

He came down on on her several times, not agressive more panicky! Not a kick, proper jumping / broncking off all 4 feet. Unfortunately, no video..

A friends recently broken youngster bucked her off, ran off broncing, then returned to bounce on her off all 4's.:eek: Has anyone else had or heard of an experience like this? My friend got off lightly with bruises. The worse bit was having to get back on!! :rolleyes:

She's not aggressive, more of a take no prisoners type of girl. She has a good think before squashing me, or having a good buck (on the lead) when she runs out of things to try, rearing is the last resort (on the lead) and I can easily let her do that without reacting, because it's not me who is...

She's such a deep one, I've made the conscious choice to let her try to get round me using her brain, logic being that if she "knows" that something doesn't work (because she's tried and nothing bad happened, but also nothing happened to her advantage) that she probably she'll not try that one...

My Mare was untouched until she was 6 now age 10 it has taken 4 years to get to the stage where she's about ridable. I think she's going to start rearing. I ride her with what to amounts to extremely light contact. If she decides she doesn't want to go forward (for example when on her own, or a...