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Sorry you’re going through this with your daughter. To me, what you do depends partly on the reason she came off. Was the pony ‘naughty’ or did your daughter lose her balance? The pony is still young and might possibly benefit from further schooling depending on how experienced and capeable...

Always draws my attention when a horse is regularly swishing its tail. I have negative associations ie pain related, with it.

I had a horse who the vet couldn’t get near in the stable. I asked to take him outside, vet was sceptical, but horse was as calm as could be once out if the stable and stood like a lamb for his vaccination. They feel safer if there’s an ‘escape route’

For me, quite simply, balance first.🥰

As BtC has said, absolutely no shame if you don’t want to ride. If you really do want to get back riding again, I strongly recommend a confidence coach/ hypnotherapist, I’m sure you will find this a great help.xx

Sorry, nothing much to add except to say that I totally empathise with you and your situation having had one just like this- except that he wouldn’t even let me close enough to touch him. The nearest I got to “sorting” the problem was to take feed to the field gate- also needed to take buckets...

Going back to your original question- no you weren’t wrong at all! It’s a health and safety issue which could have affected anyone on the yard. It only takes one irresponsible owner…..

Not intending to derail this thread, but I have had a couple of horses of whom the reverse was true! The mare had been previously kept with a Shetland pony at owners home. I bought her and took her to a bigger yard where she became very hormonal and alpha to the point where she developed ulcers...

Farriers M&S cream. Also second the FB group. Excellent advice on there.

It’s probably worth visiting Somerford, and any other yards you fancy just to get a “feel” for them if you can. I’m sure someone will be along soon who has experience of big yards in the North West. I’ve heard that Somerford has great facilities, but don’t know anything else about it really...

A pig? or a donkey?

Can we have a video on YouTube of this method please?😃

I might have missed this in the other replies but, is it possible for your horse to change stables to try and break the association which he has had whilst in his current one? Sending you both best wishes in getting this sorted out.

If it was a true rear then that is potentially very dangerous. Nothing to do with how brave you are, a rearing horse should definitely not be used in a riding school.

it is not a ‘you’ problem. The horse was totally unsuitable. You should never have been put in that situation. As ycbm has said, I would find another riding school.