Recent content by Mrsox

Thanks everyone. I originally posted when I was feeling rather low, so I'm sorry that it came out a bit weird. :) Think will find him a home more suited to him and his abilities. He's not nasty at all and I just feel bad that I haven't been able to complete his training. He's come on a lot...

He is not in pain as have checked everything. Have tried lots of different approaches, and our trainer thinks he was not taught any manners at a young age. He is the worst behaved on the yard and no matter what you do he is always the same. When he decides he won't do something, that's it...

Hi everyone! I suspect I am posting this in the wrong place, but heyhoo! Anyway, I wanted to pick your brains on the subject of when to let a horse go. Let me describe my issues with my horse. I own a black cob gelding, 5-6 years old. Bought from eventer as a great pony club prospect for me...

Thanks. Hopefully we're getting somewhere now! Really hope he doesn't do it again as it can be quite a shock... Canter canter canter Whoopsies! Out the school!

Thanks. I think it's getting better. He hasn't got away from me in the last few days. Hehe.

Just did walk and trot with him yesterday and he was fantastic! He did try twice to get out but I managed to stop him and give him a slap with the stick before he went too far. Think I'm getting through to him!

Same with me. I'll quite happily jump anything xc with my pony Sox, but he tends to become strong and fast SJ so we are trying to sort that! Thing is I want to be an event rider. Sox is a bit nervy SJ and just plain naughty doing dressage!

L&M: it is a nappiness thing. Sorry if that didn't come across, I'm not good with words! Unfortunately I can't put up any fencing, but we are moving yards and there is a wooden fence around the outside of it. He just naps towards the jumps, but only in this corner and on the left rein and only...

Thanks guys. His hocks are fine, and he is well-balanced. When we go cross country he is in a nice collectable canter but the minute he showjumps, his strides get shorter and faster and his head pops up. The ducking out problem is mostly when on a circle at the bottom end of the school on the...

Thank you so much! He just gets bored easily on the flat so have actually had to teach him things like flying changes. He really enjoys those! He'll go cantering across the school and 'skip' the whole way. He is an odd pony. I meant to ask. When we are showjumping, he tends to speed up with...

Shoulder in sounds good. Could you possibly remind me how to teach him that? I am a little rusty!

JillA: he does know how to bend and all that jazz, but he tends to set himself and refuse to turn to the left. I use the reins as little as I can but he just doesn't pay any attention. It's like his brain is fixed on xc jumps! His little tricks don't scare me like they would a few months ago...

philamena: tried that yesterday and he ended up jumping out again and doing a 'step' jump on the xc course! We're going to try a different bit as he just won't listen in the snaffle.

Thanks everyone. I do have lessons with a trainer but he just doesn't seem to respond. I am moving to a new livery yard in a couple of weeks where he will not be able to jump out and xc jumps are out of sight so maybe the temptation will be less. Really I want to event him but flatwork really...

Hi everyone. I'm new on the forum but just thought I'd ask for some advice. I bought an Irish X pony about 7 months ago, and he has a bit of an issue in one corner of our school. The school is like a dressage arena and has boards around the outside but no fence. There are also X-country jumps...