I_A_P
Well-Known Member
Feel a bit down at the moment
Had my 4th lesson with my new instructor again today and he was generally good but the last 2 weeks he has been so lazy and i feel like i am chasing him all the time. He does have a different attitude when he is out (ie. in the ring) to when he is warming up or in a lesson.
My instructor said its almost like he is fed up with being schooled but i have no arena so i only school in a lesson (which is max once a week really) he has been like it since i have had him and tbh with his way of going (ie. awkward and stubborn if hes not kept on top of) i feel he needs little and more often sessions!
My instructor thinks he could do with a bit more weight on (although his ribs are well covered think he looks a bit shallow through his flanks). He said he just looks really down.
Problem is when i bought him he was the saddest horse i think i have ever seen (he had only been over from ireland 5 days) and although he has got much friendlier he is a very laid back type and to be honest i don't want anything fizzy or silly! He was just saying for his breed he really shouldn't act how he does- but i do kinda wonder if it is his nature?
He said it might be a good idea to give him a good dose of wormer and to get him blood tested as well as a week or two off. When we finished me lesson my instructor pinched his skin and it did not go back very quickly, yet when i got hom and got him off the lorry he was fine.
I did say the last week however he has been barging up against the stable door and is as bright eyed as anything! He also suggested maybe i should take him hunting (Argh!!), but i might just take him out to the beach or woods and do something fun.
I just generally feel down at the moment, i don't want him too fired up but at the same time i don't want there to be something wrong with him
Any advice/ experience? Could it just be his nature or is it likely there is something wrong?
Had my 4th lesson with my new instructor again today and he was generally good but the last 2 weeks he has been so lazy and i feel like i am chasing him all the time. He does have a different attitude when he is out (ie. in the ring) to when he is warming up or in a lesson.
My instructor said its almost like he is fed up with being schooled but i have no arena so i only school in a lesson (which is max once a week really) he has been like it since i have had him and tbh with his way of going (ie. awkward and stubborn if hes not kept on top of) i feel he needs little and more often sessions!
My instructor thinks he could do with a bit more weight on (although his ribs are well covered think he looks a bit shallow through his flanks). He said he just looks really down.
Problem is when i bought him he was the saddest horse i think i have ever seen (he had only been over from ireland 5 days) and although he has got much friendlier he is a very laid back type and to be honest i don't want anything fizzy or silly! He was just saying for his breed he really shouldn't act how he does- but i do kinda wonder if it is his nature?
He said it might be a good idea to give him a good dose of wormer and to get him blood tested as well as a week or two off. When we finished me lesson my instructor pinched his skin and it did not go back very quickly, yet when i got hom and got him off the lorry he was fine.
I did say the last week however he has been barging up against the stable door and is as bright eyed as anything! He also suggested maybe i should take him hunting (Argh!!), but i might just take him out to the beach or woods and do something fun.
I just generally feel down at the moment, i don't want him too fired up but at the same time i don't want there to be something wrong with him
Any advice/ experience? Could it just be his nature or is it likely there is something wrong?