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Hi, all you beautiful people.
I'm hoping someone could give me some advice.
I've owned my gypsy cob for 11 years now and he's 12 so was a feral baby when i got him. He's never really been a plod. Recently I have been riding him a lot more than I have previously and been doing some long rides with him with company. Over the past few weeks he's been reluctant to go forward he's also never been a kick along and I found myself constantly making contact.
So i decided to take him out on my own for some quality time.... well that backfired it took us an hour to do a mile can we bear in mind the drive is half a mile long. Kept stopping backing into hedges refusing to move. Once we got moving he saw a horse in the distance planted again. Eventually we picked up the pace then he stepped on the grass and refused to move for 45 minutes. I got off him to try and lead him and he planted. He seems to do this and favours standing on the grass and then either plants or backs me up into hedges. I did walk off at one point because I was getting upset. Once I calmed down I got back on and after 10 minutes he moved SLOWLY. He tried to take me back the yard so made him trot down the opposite way for a bit and then we turned around and come back but was reluctant to pick up the pace to come home.
Now he's refusing to walk up to the gate in the field, walk down to get him and he's snail pace up the field come through the gate he plants and when turning him back out to the field he just plants on the yard and this was with someone else not me. He's not lame at all farrier gas check and he moves fine, doesn't seem in any pain, he's eating and drinking and all that also looks fine when it's coming back out lol. Any ideas? Do we think he's just being stubborn and lazy? And what can I do? I thought of going back to basics and long reining seeing what he does? Help please
I'm hoping someone could give me some advice.
I've owned my gypsy cob for 11 years now and he's 12 so was a feral baby when i got him. He's never really been a plod. Recently I have been riding him a lot more than I have previously and been doing some long rides with him with company. Over the past few weeks he's been reluctant to go forward he's also never been a kick along and I found myself constantly making contact.
So i decided to take him out on my own for some quality time.... well that backfired it took us an hour to do a mile can we bear in mind the drive is half a mile long. Kept stopping backing into hedges refusing to move. Once we got moving he saw a horse in the distance planted again. Eventually we picked up the pace then he stepped on the grass and refused to move for 45 minutes. I got off him to try and lead him and he planted. He seems to do this and favours standing on the grass and then either plants or backs me up into hedges. I did walk off at one point because I was getting upset. Once I calmed down I got back on and after 10 minutes he moved SLOWLY. He tried to take me back the yard so made him trot down the opposite way for a bit and then we turned around and come back but was reluctant to pick up the pace to come home.
Now he's refusing to walk up to the gate in the field, walk down to get him and he's snail pace up the field come through the gate he plants and when turning him back out to the field he just plants on the yard and this was with someone else not me. He's not lame at all farrier gas check and he moves fine, doesn't seem in any pain, he's eating and drinking and all that also looks fine when it's coming back out lol. Any ideas? Do we think he's just being stubborn and lazy? And what can I do? I thought of going back to basics and long reining seeing what he does? Help please
