2 year old filly training

[stormox]

Handling feet regularly is important, however old they are, you could pick up feet and do the sort of things farriers do, I would also lead youngsters over poles so they get used to them, and when they start jumping poles aren't scary things that warrant massive leaps over.
I understand that no ones set up is absolutely perfect and we have to do the best we can for our horses with whatever facilities/land we have available to us. Good luck with your youngster, Becca Daisy

 

[Auslander]

If you're not prepared to answer the originally posted question then why bother to reply?
The problem isn't me not liking the answers, it's people not giving my answers related to my question.
I don't normally post on these types of forums and now I remember why, people are incapable of being helpful!

Actually -people are extremely helpful on here. just because you didn't get the answers you wanted, doesnt mean they were sensible suggestions.
You'll be delighted to hear that I cannot be at all ar5ed to continue beating my head against a brick wall.

 

[Becca_Daisy]

Poles is a really good idea thank you! I can imagine her leaping drastically over them haha

 

[Becca_Daisy]

Actually -people are extremely helpful on here. just because you didn't get the answers you wanted, doesnt mean they were sensible suggestions.
You'll be delighted to hear that I cannot be at all ar5ed to continue beating my head against a brick wall.

I have got response that are helpful to me, yours just wasn't
Wonderful. Have a nice day.

 

[Gloi]

Unfortunately that's not available to us! She gets very naughty and can be bargey if she's just left with my other horse, unless we do something with her most days she gets quite bored and starts to climb out of the field

There's the answer then as to what you need to do with her. Get her in a bigger group of young horses for a start.

 

[maximoo]

I've a strapping Hanoverian 2yr old gelding he had never been handle 12mnth ago since then he has took to having rugs on feet trimmed roller & bridle on took for walks without any fuss even just had a saddle on & he never batted an eyelid with time & patient & reputation he's taken all in stride had youngsters before each & every horse is different

 

[ester]

It doesn't have to be the stud near you that doesn't offer youngstock livery though, it could be anywhere?!
If you can't provide her with what she needs, which is pretty much inarguably company of a big group of younger and/or mixed ages, not just a single gelding then you move her to somewhere that can provide that surely? I just don't get the 'I can't do that here'. My yard won't be suitable when my chap retires either, he will go somewhere that meets his needs better!

 

[Becca_Daisy]

There's the answer then as to what you need to do with her. Get her in a bigger group of young horses for a start.

Yes I'll just buy some more youngsters to put in a field that is only big enough for two. Incase you haven't read my original post, I've asked for training advice, not lifestyle.

 

[Becca_Daisy]

I've a strapping Hanoverian 2yr old gelding he had never been handle 12mnth ago since then he has took to having rugs on feet trimmed roller & bridle on took for walks without any fuss even just had a saddle on & he never batted an eyelid with time & patient & reputation he's taken all in stride had youngsters before each & every horse is different

What kind of saddle did you use? Just a standard one or like a treeless or anything?

 

[Becca_Daisy]

It doesn't have to be the stud near you that doesn't offer youngstock livery though, it could be anywhere?!
If you can't provide her with what she needs, which is pretty much inarguably company of a big group of younger and/or mixed ages, not just a single gelding then you move her to somewhere that can provide that surely? I just don't get the 'I can't do that here'. My yard won't be suitable when my chap retires either, he will go somewhere that meets his needs better!

There are a limited number of yards in my area, I'm not shipping her off halfway across the country. As I've said, I've asked for training advice; so please stop telling me to move her.

 

[spacefaer]

As someone who has started off plenty of youngsters in their ridden careers, the ones that are the most difficult are the overhandled ones that come from private homes, where they have been fiddled with, and played about with, when they should have been developing their socialisations skills with other horses.

We have one 19 yr old who came from such a background - he is incapable of being turned out with other horses as he never learnt how to interact with them correctly. We have owned him 7 yrs and I have found one horse in that time who stands up to him and won't be bullied by him. It's very sad, as he's actually a really nice person - he just never learnt to read communication signals from other horses as a youngster.

I know it's not what you want to hear, OP, but you really aren't helping your young horse at this point. If she's climbing the fence, do you not think she's trying to get away from an uncomfortable place, not that she is playing, or wanting to be with humans. Horses don't work like that. If she was happy in the field, she would stay there.

(waits to be shot down, like everyone else who has offered well meaning and knowledgable advice)

 

[Becca_Daisy]

As someone who has started off plenty of youngsters in their ridden careers, the ones that are the most difficult are the overhandled ones that come from private homes, where they have been fiddled with, and played about with, when they should have been developing their socialisations skills with other horses.

We have one 19 yr old who came from such a background - he is incapable of being turned out with other horses as he never learnt how to interact with them correctly. We have owned him 7 yrs and I have found one horse in that time who stands up to him and won't be bullied by him. It's very sad, as he's actually a really nice person - he just never learnt to read communication signals from other horses as a youngster.

I know it's not what you want to hear, OP, but you really aren't helping your young horse at this point. If she's climbing the fence, do you not think she's trying to get away from an uncomfortable place, not that she is playing, or wanting to be with humans. Horses don't work like that. If she was happy in the field, she would stay there.

(waits to be shot down, like everyone else who has offered well meaning and knowledgable advice)

I don't prevent her from interacting with other horses.
Also I'm not shooting people down, I'm just sick of people not answering my question, and not listening to the fact I don't have the capability to just turn her out with a group of other youngsters.
Again, have a nice day but your reply really isn't relevant

 

[KittenInTheTree]

There are a limited number of yards in my area, I'm not shipping her off halfway across the country.

Why not?

 

[maximoo]

Just a standard dressage I have a spare one fits him perfectly use to be my other horses saddle

 

[Becca_Daisy]

Just a standard dressage I have a spare one fits him perfectly use to be my other horses saddle

Thank you

 

[SpringArising]

Some things to work on:

- poles
- in-hand manners
- different stretches
- loading/unloading (and even travelling)
- roller/saddle
- desensitisation

I think it sounds like you're doing a good job!

 

[ester]

There are a limited number of yards in my area, I'm not shipping her off halfway across the country. As I've said, I've asked for training advice; so please stop telling me to move her.

Why not?

Quite! Plenty of people do when they consider it to be the best thing for their horse at their time of life. You maintain you don't have the capability to turn her out with a group, that isn't true, you are choosing not to. Don't make out that circumstances are preventing it.

So carry on as you are then, head in sand.
But expect very few people on here to give you lots of training activities to do with your 2 year old. Obviously they are all wrong though and have no experience.

 

[Becca_Daisy]

Some things to work on:

- poles
- in-hand manners
- different stretches
- loading/unloading (and even travelling)
- roller/saddle
- desensitisation

I think it sounds like you're doing a good job!

Thank you added it to my list

 

[Becca_Daisy]

Quite! Plenty of people do when they consider it to be the best thing for their horse at their time of life. You maintain you don't have the capability to turn her out with a group, that isn't true, you are choosing not to. Don't make out that circumstances are preventing it.

So carry on as you are then, head in sand.
But expect very few people on here to give you lots of training activities to do with your 2 year old. Obviously they are all wrong though and have no experience.

I enjoy having my head in the sand I don't get horrible comments there ☺️ Thank you for ensuring I will not be using horse and hound again, as it seems to be incredibly difficult for some people on here to not be down right bitches.
Ps I've had quite a few people give me some training activities as I acrail asked ��
Have a good day.

 

[ester]

No one is being horrible, they are just suggesting what is best for your horse's welfare you just don't like the replies and come up with the 'but I can't' line and the fault of circumstances, when in reality it is a won't, that never sits well.- Just say you don't want to!

 

[Becca_Daisy]

No one is being horrible, they are just suggesting what is best for your horse's welfare you just don't like the replies and come up with the 'but I can't' line and the fault of circumstances, when in reality it is a won't, that never sits well.- Just say you don't want to!

No I don't want to send her off, especially not a good few hours away from me.
Also I don't have the funds to do it, so I have many reasons for saying that I can't do it.
Thank you for your irrelevant advice. Have a good day.

 

[Becca_Daisy]

No one is being horrible, they are just suggesting what is best for your horse's welfare you just don't like the replies and come up with the 'but I can't' line and the fault of circumstances, when in reality it is a won't, that never sits well.- Just say you don't want to!

No I don't want to, especially not sending her a few hours away from me.
Also I can't afford it, so I do have reasons for not wanting to.
Again thank you for your irreverent advice. Have a nice day.

 

[Damnation]

I think you need to assess if you can provide the type of environment this horse needs.

No I don't want to, especially not sending her a few hours away from me.
Also I can't afford it, so I do have reasons for not wanting to.
Again thank you for your irreverent advice. Have a nice day.

 

[Auslander]

Again thank you for your irreverent advice. Have a nice day.

Irrelevant...

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Break her to ride, get her out on the roads and in a string and teach her to gallop.

You say there is a stud near you - ask if you can punt her out with their youngsters for the rest of summer. I am sure they won't say no. What's one more in a field of babies?

My current 3yo has spent his days since we bought him as a weanling in at night and out during the day with a very mentally immature Welsh cob and my older tb. Both the shetland and cob play like lunatics and bith get put in their place by the tb when they annoy him too much. He has been shown a few times as a 2yo and 3yo. He only gets 'handled' every day to go to and from the field - usually by a rope round his neck. And generally gets left to his own devices from 7am to 8pm. He comes in because we have a mare here too who is an absolute flirt and even though they are well separate I don't want things happening overnight that we can't see! Just incase!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I have also found the homebred, over handled youngsters the worst things on the planet to deal with! Give me a number from a stud farm any day!

 

[Becca_Daisy]

I think you need to assess if you can provide the type of environment this horse needs.

Yes I can thank you. Have a nice day

 

[WelshD]

Hi Becca

I was in a similar position with my boy (now three) money was incredibly tight for a year or so and I wasn't able to send him anywhere so I had to make the best of what I had.

In my case I was very lucky as when he came to me he had previously been in a herd and did have good manners

He only has my older gelding for company, not ideal but both are very playful which helps

I have tried to leave him alone in winter but in the summers have taken him showing, marked out lanes using poles on the ground and practiced turning inhand, we have stepped over poles on the ground, met livestock including pigs, learned how to cope with dogs and flappy birds, done the usual umbrella/tarpaulins etc, learned how to load, had the ramp banged up and down while in the box and stepped up and down off a raised platform, walked under dangly streamers and between balloons and over uneven wobbly 'bridges' there have been tents and a party in the field, he has had his mane plaited, tail bandaged, legs wrapped, booted and bandaged, rugs on with and without necks and lots of noisy velcro, sprays sprays and more sprays (old bottles filled with water) we have had a local bike club over, met mopeds and dustcarts, wheelie bins, bonfires, music festivals and a pretend riot

The biggest difference was the showing, he learned more about behaving while among other ponies and its been great for him, we dont go every week though, he has a showing career ahead of him and I dont want him to get stale now

Do I wish I had sent him away? yes I kind of do, he has largely been a pet but I've tried not to indulge him, he has pushed boundaries a lot more than my other pony who did have a real herd 'childhood' though

I will be sending him away to be broken as I do think that when they have been 'pets' its often hard to see things objectively, my other pony has just returned from being schooled and I am glad he went away - he did a lot of growing up in those weeks

The situation isnt ideal but do the best you can, keep sessions short and interesting

 

[MrsMozart]

I enjoy having my head in the sand I don't get horrible comments there ☺️ Thank you for ensuring I will not be using horse and hound again, as it seems to be incredibly difficult for some people on here to not be down right bitches.
Ps I've had quite a few people give me some training activities as I acrail asked ��
Have a good day.

Whoa! That was seriously uncalled for - name calling is not acceptable.

People here have offered you advice that you would, in the normal course of events, have to pay a reasonable amount of money to receive.

People have not 'just answered your question' because this is a public forum and where, when people see an issue, they will respond in accordance with their knowledge and experience.

 

[Damnation]

You refuse to take advice from those who have worked with youngsters.

You refuse to aknowledge your horses basic mental needs which are just as important as physical ones.

They are not playthings.

Yes I can thank you. Have a nice day