Liccie
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I've had my 5yr old ISH for 3 months and he has suddenly taken to balking and throwing in a buck!
He initially started this in the school in two ways.. Either if I had stopped talking to others or faffing, I would then ask him to move forward but he would just completely ignore my leg, flatten his ears and not budge! He then took a shine to our school mirrors (despite having been working with them since I've had him) and paced up and down beside the mirrors and I couldn't get him away. If I asked him to turn he would spin around and almost go to rear and then balk. I had to get someone to lead drag him away and once I got him going he was fine going back passed but I was not impressed.
Then tonight he simply refused to go out on a hack on his own. He hasn't been out on his own a lot so was expecting some disagreement but once again he span, backed up and threw in a nasty buck!
Any advice would be really appreciated as I'm beginning to feel disheartened with my boy! I was fully expecting a challenge when I got him and he's been coming on amazing in every other aspect. I know it will take a lot of work to discipline and young horse, especially one who seems to have picked up one like this from somewhere, but I really want this nipped in the bud ASAP! I'm not a nervous rider in the slightest but it is on my mind with him to now do this which he can probably sense!
Help!
He initially started this in the school in two ways.. Either if I had stopped talking to others or faffing, I would then ask him to move forward but he would just completely ignore my leg, flatten his ears and not budge! He then took a shine to our school mirrors (despite having been working with them since I've had him) and paced up and down beside the mirrors and I couldn't get him away. If I asked him to turn he would spin around and almost go to rear and then balk. I had to get someone to lead drag him away and once I got him going he was fine going back passed but I was not impressed.
Then tonight he simply refused to go out on a hack on his own. He hasn't been out on his own a lot so was expecting some disagreement but once again he span, backed up and threw in a nasty buck!
Any advice would be really appreciated as I'm beginning to feel disheartened with my boy! I was fully expecting a challenge when I got him and he's been coming on amazing in every other aspect. I know it will take a lot of work to discipline and young horse, especially one who seems to have picked up one like this from somewhere, but I really want this nipped in the bud ASAP! I'm not a nervous rider in the slightest but it is on my mind with him to now do this which he can probably sense!
Help!