i rode Goof every day for a couple of weeks when he came home, like you say they need to get in a routine.
then i started doing 2 days on, 1 off etc and then let him have 2 days off in a row and now he can go 3 days in a row and be NO different at all and TBH i think even a week off wouldnt...
no one is bullying anyone.
if you dont want to hear that the horse is too much for you (and he may be beautiful and loving and talented in other areas but he is not, and never will be from the sounds of it, an easy hack) then fine. but the liability rests with you if he kills or injures an...
not unreasonable-i wouldnt have the time or inclination to handle someone elses ******** horse!
Goof can be hot to lead and i wouldnt expect others to do it, i would agree to pay the YO/competent staff member to do it.
yes he was in the Nathe straight bar and then went to a Nathe french link (as my steering in the straight bar was super dodgy if he had a bit of a bronc!!!!!!!!). However he decided to chew through the nathe french link in the course of 2 sessions, right down to the nylon cord core, so i just...
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please excuse me nearly dropping the phone on his head at the end!
love this little horse to the ends of the earth :)
this.100%.
they come over us so low you can wave and see them wave back.
not one single horse has ever reacted.
some people need to man up a bit and get on with life, no playgrounds, no military, whatever next, but of course your horsey life can go on completely...
if at all possible my 4yo does 2 hacks per week, 1 hour each walk only.
however i struggle to find 2 days i can ride in daylight at the moment so some weeks he only manages one hack but once the clocks go forward he will hack twice a week definitely.
then 2 or 3 20/30min schooling sessions. 1...
i wonder if leaning over bareback(and sitting up only if/when you feel safe) for several days in a row would reveal if she starts to get better or not improve? if she DOES get better its got to be the saddle somehow?