Recent content by Nellewash

Hi sorry if this has been discussed before but I brought my new horse home yesterday to the yard (livery yard) he was taken from the box and turned out in the mixed herd straight away as there were no horses in and stabled and I didn't want him stressing alone for his first night. He was with...

Hi all, we had actually done a few group lessons and have been hacking with up to 15 horses regularly (paid for by me, God forbid the owner put her hand in her pocket to train her own horse). He does just get extremely overwhelmed. Sadly however I went to the owner and suggested more...

Thank you so much, I could cry having read your message there are so many good ideas I've started today with him. Initially he bucked and reared his way round totally ignoring me but I just ignored it and kept him running round. He was following me by the end like you said. The first step on...

Hi- no I would never use draw reins I can imagine us ending up in a tangled mess. I don't want to trap him down but stop him over-reacting. In all situations I was riding at walk, (normal forward walk) I can feel him start to get into the 'locked in' panic mode in his head which is when I...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and your ideas/what has worked for you. I'm trying to convince the owner to move the horses to my friends livery yard (for socialisation) which would also work out cheaper than what she is currently paying. I am riding him out with more...

Firstly sorry for the essay- I have a very specific problem and circumstances as the horse I ride isn't mine however, he's got so much potential (and of course I've fallen totally in love with him) I'm hanging on in there until she lets my buy him. I'm riding a 17.2 ID x TB gelding 6 years...