LAR14
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Hiya,
Just looking for some advice, so I bought a 4yr sec A when my son was 4. Not necessarily for my son at the time. However he never put a foot wrong on the lead rein so my son started riding him. At the time my son was having 2 lessons a week at a local RS on the RS ponies and by 5 and a half he was off the lead rein in all walk, trot and canter. So after a few months we then took him off the lead rein on our sec A. Everything was going brilliant and he was more of a plodder then anything else both hacking and in the school. The only problem we had was my son wasn't able to get him to canter, but son wasn't bothered by this until June this year when he wanted to do more until then I didn't put any pressure on him and he was cantering the RS ponies. Pony is now 6, son is 6.5. After seeking some advice from some local horsey people they said maybe he should go for a few week schooling to practice the canter as he hadn't really practised that since breaking. So this is what we did for 2wks. Lady who schooled him said he was riding well, cantering etc and overall a lovely pony but did not settle well in the yard, barely eating the nets of hay she put out for him. I went up to see him each day for the final 4 days and saw her riding him and yes overall he was very welled behaved. However I can only say he came back what seems to be a different pony.
Not listening to aids, throwing in a few random bucks that my son seems to manage to sit altho in the beginning did have a few falls ? and suddenly we have a problem with other horses/ponies grazing or working in the neighbouring paddocks to the school. He gets het up starts swishing his tail, throwing his head around and not doing a thing he is told. This never bothered him before and he was what seemed oblivious to them. We have had some really good days, but we then get these really bad days that are really beginning to stress me out. So I find myself at the cross roads of this is fixable and we ride it out with work or give in and say this pony is just too much for my son since his return. But it just seems such a shame as he really is lovely in all other ways and him and son were doing well together until he went to be schooled a little. We've had a small adult on him since and he does try it on but eventually gives up and rides around beautifully. Also he is fine with my son on hacks in walk and trot (nowhere to canter on hack) it's just in the school he is proven difficult. Son cries at the thought of him being sold or even going on loan and coming back in a few years and says he does not want to loan or own another pony that isn't him Any help would be appreciated. As I've grown up with horses but have never ridden or shown a interest other then mucking out and grooming. So I feel a little lost. Sorry for the essay. But thought it would be better if you had a bit of background.
Just looking for some advice, so I bought a 4yr sec A when my son was 4. Not necessarily for my son at the time. However he never put a foot wrong on the lead rein so my son started riding him. At the time my son was having 2 lessons a week at a local RS on the RS ponies and by 5 and a half he was off the lead rein in all walk, trot and canter. So after a few months we then took him off the lead rein on our sec A. Everything was going brilliant and he was more of a plodder then anything else both hacking and in the school. The only problem we had was my son wasn't able to get him to canter, but son wasn't bothered by this until June this year when he wanted to do more until then I didn't put any pressure on him and he was cantering the RS ponies. Pony is now 6, son is 6.5. After seeking some advice from some local horsey people they said maybe he should go for a few week schooling to practice the canter as he hadn't really practised that since breaking. So this is what we did for 2wks. Lady who schooled him said he was riding well, cantering etc and overall a lovely pony but did not settle well in the yard, barely eating the nets of hay she put out for him. I went up to see him each day for the final 4 days and saw her riding him and yes overall he was very welled behaved. However I can only say he came back what seems to be a different pony.
Not listening to aids, throwing in a few random bucks that my son seems to manage to sit altho in the beginning did have a few falls ? and suddenly we have a problem with other horses/ponies grazing or working in the neighbouring paddocks to the school. He gets het up starts swishing his tail, throwing his head around and not doing a thing he is told. This never bothered him before and he was what seemed oblivious to them. We have had some really good days, but we then get these really bad days that are really beginning to stress me out. So I find myself at the cross roads of this is fixable and we ride it out with work or give in and say this pony is just too much for my son since his return. But it just seems such a shame as he really is lovely in all other ways and him and son were doing well together until he went to be schooled a little. We've had a small adult on him since and he does try it on but eventually gives up and rides around beautifully. Also he is fine with my son on hacks in walk and trot (nowhere to canter on hack) it's just in the school he is proven difficult. Son cries at the thought of him being sold or even going on loan and coming back in a few years and says he does not want to loan or own another pony that isn't him Any help would be appreciated. As I've grown up with horses but have never ridden or shown a interest other then mucking out and grooming. So I feel a little lost. Sorry for the essay. But thought it would be better if you had a bit of background.