rose bud
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
i bought my mare two months ago and to be honest it has been very stressfull and i am starting to wonder whether i have done the right thing...
I bought her as i was looking for something safe and sensible to hack out and she seemed perfect. I viewed her twice, rode her in the school, hacked her out and cantered her round fields, all fine.
When i brought her home things were different! Although this was not her fault. I had been told that she could live with or without company, this turned out to be a lie, she was very stressed without company and their were alpaca's in the field next to her which she was terrified off. All in all it meant that she was very upset and un riddable, and verging on un manageable!
I have moved her to a livery yard with a very experienced owner who, over the last month has lunged her and ridden her for me in the school and she is now much calmer and settled.
The only problem is that she won't hack out, she is very nappy and just refuses to go, or goes backwards (even when led on foot) the livery owner says that this will come and to work on getting our confidence together in the school. Is this right?
Also, my biggest problem is that when i was having problems with her a while ago i got in touch with a previous owner (found details on her passport) who had owned her for 7 years since a 3 year old - which i really regret doing! I found out that she had been sold in a sale as the owner had lost her confidence due to her taking off with her and bucking! Although she hasn't done this with me i am now worried that she might and my confidence is at rock bottom!!
So, what do i do? Do i stick with it and keep paying to have her schooled and hope the hacking will come as we get to know each other? I'm not sure how i would sell her with these issues anyway! Please help, feeling very dissheartened!!
i bought my mare two months ago and to be honest it has been very stressfull and i am starting to wonder whether i have done the right thing...
I bought her as i was looking for something safe and sensible to hack out and she seemed perfect. I viewed her twice, rode her in the school, hacked her out and cantered her round fields, all fine.
When i brought her home things were different! Although this was not her fault. I had been told that she could live with or without company, this turned out to be a lie, she was very stressed without company and their were alpaca's in the field next to her which she was terrified off. All in all it meant that she was very upset and un riddable, and verging on un manageable!
I have moved her to a livery yard with a very experienced owner who, over the last month has lunged her and ridden her for me in the school and she is now much calmer and settled.
The only problem is that she won't hack out, she is very nappy and just refuses to go, or goes backwards (even when led on foot) the livery owner says that this will come and to work on getting our confidence together in the school. Is this right?
Also, my biggest problem is that when i was having problems with her a while ago i got in touch with a previous owner (found details on her passport) who had owned her for 7 years since a 3 year old - which i really regret doing! I found out that she had been sold in a sale as the owner had lost her confidence due to her taking off with her and bucking! Although she hasn't done this with me i am now worried that she might and my confidence is at rock bottom!!
So, what do i do? Do i stick with it and keep paying to have her schooled and hope the hacking will come as we get to know each other? I'm not sure how i would sell her with these issues anyway! Please help, feeling very dissheartened!!
