lcharles
Well-Known Member
Had my new 17hh, 6 year old horse for just over a week...so fairly new!! x
Brought him in from the field last night and he kept stopping, even though he was with my mare. Tacked him up and headed out towards the fields, he had a bt of a strop about going out but after a firm growl he was fine. Walking, trotting, cantering around all went smoothly, jumped a few jumps and he was fine. Then i jumped a jump and he did 3 massive bucks like we were in the rodeo and cantered towards his stable, i tried to pull him up untl we hit the concrete...hooves sliding everywhere so opted to holding on rather than accidently unbalancing him!
Once we stopped, i spun him back round and went back to the field and continued our jumping like nothing had happened. I was a bit more aware when jumping him towards the stablesb but kept doing transitions between the jumps and he seems ok. Left it on a good note and untacked him.
Walke him out with my mare to the field and he decided to try bomb off....held on for as long as possible then thought i'm not going to hold a 17hh horse so lethim go..he can't go anywhere anyway! Picked his lead rope up again further down the field and carried on to their field and he walked fine. Got to the gate and put them both in and led them off. Mare went off quiet happily as they usually do. He decided to spin round quicker than a 11.2 jumping pony and zoom back out the gate (shouldof shut the gate...i know!). I shut the gate and he was just chomping by the edge, i walked straight past him and didn't look at him...he was a bit miffed by this and went and stood by the gate to his field. I put his headcollar back on and walked him back to the stables and then back to the field again and he as fine....is he testing me?
His saddle etc is all fine....i didn't like him much last night!!
Opinions please and stories of your testing horse......make me feel better!! x
Brought him in from the field last night and he kept stopping, even though he was with my mare. Tacked him up and headed out towards the fields, he had a bt of a strop about going out but after a firm growl he was fine. Walking, trotting, cantering around all went smoothly, jumped a few jumps and he was fine. Then i jumped a jump and he did 3 massive bucks like we were in the rodeo and cantered towards his stable, i tried to pull him up untl we hit the concrete...hooves sliding everywhere so opted to holding on rather than accidently unbalancing him!
Once we stopped, i spun him back round and went back to the field and continued our jumping like nothing had happened. I was a bit more aware when jumping him towards the stablesb but kept doing transitions between the jumps and he seems ok. Left it on a good note and untacked him.
Walke him out with my mare to the field and he decided to try bomb off....held on for as long as possible then thought i'm not going to hold a 17hh horse so lethim go..he can't go anywhere anyway! Picked his lead rope up again further down the field and carried on to their field and he walked fine. Got to the gate and put them both in and led them off. Mare went off quiet happily as they usually do. He decided to spin round quicker than a 11.2 jumping pony and zoom back out the gate (shouldof shut the gate...i know!). I shut the gate and he was just chomping by the edge, i walked straight past him and didn't look at him...he was a bit miffed by this and went and stood by the gate to his field. I put his headcollar back on and walked him back to the stables and then back to the field again and he as fine....is he testing me?
His saddle etc is all fine....i didn't like him much last night!!
Opinions please and stories of your testing horse......make me feel better!! x
