lastchancer
Well-Known Member
I'll try to keep this as short as I can....
I bought a horse last April as a project to bring on and sell.
This is what I have always done as a hobby, some have made a bit of profit, some have not, but I have never sold anything that hasn't been safe to ride and handle.
Well due to financial circumstances I am no longer in a postion to keep the latest one.
His good points;
Very kind nature
Easy snaffle mouth
No pulling
No Rearing
No Bucking, with a few exeptions - see below
No Napping
Not Fizzy
Not scared of any traffic
Loads and travels like a pro - you can take him anywhere
BUT
He is nervous of strangers - he went out on loan but had to come back as he had bucked the rider off before her botton was in the saddle.
He did the same to a rider on our yard a couple of times in a row
He has however been ridden by me since and was fine?
The bucking I think is a panic response triggered when he is nervous
Saddle issues - He is very girthy, if someone holds him and his girth is done up carefully he is ok. However if he is tied up he spins into you and crushes you against the wall.
Violently.
I have worked out ways to get round this but he will do it, he has caught me out today and if the stable wall hadn't given way my ribs and lungs would have.
He bucked me off early on after been broken, I believe that I scared him unwittingly, as he was going so well, I asked too much and he panicked. He has been ok since.
This is a 7YO horse who until september before last year had not been handled at all (then was very badly traumatised by someones methods of 'breaking' - think dope and hours and hours of lunging),
So, when he does react, he reacts like a feral horse rather than a well bought up 3YO. His issues have all been worked through and do improve with consistent work, however after a break he does regress, and also, I believe when he is in a new situation - hence the problems he had with the loan home.
He has had physio treatment on his back and neck, the physio and I now believe that his girthing issues are a pychological problem that has occured due to previous pain/bad experiance. Interestingly, I also ride him bareback and he is much happier. So it probably is the girthing rather than the weight he dislikes.
My dilemma now is what to do with him really;
1,Put him to sleep before he really hurts someone (he might not - he has a lot going for him and if I had an infinate bank balance and lots of time I'd damn well keep him until he was right)
2,Sell him to someone with a lot of experiance and hope they dont pass him on without sorting him / telling his buyer about his issues (again no reason to think that someone else couldn't get him right)
3,Try to find a permanent loan - a mine field in itself, although I did have him freezemarked. It's so difficult to find someone trustworthy who would manage him
4, Try to find somewere cheaper to keep him, easier said then done - this is not a horse that needs to be handled by kids/numpties and also I need facilities if I am to persevere with him
Just wondering what you guys would do?
I bought a horse last April as a project to bring on and sell.
This is what I have always done as a hobby, some have made a bit of profit, some have not, but I have never sold anything that hasn't been safe to ride and handle.
Well due to financial circumstances I am no longer in a postion to keep the latest one.
His good points;
Very kind nature
Easy snaffle mouth
No pulling
No Rearing
No Bucking, with a few exeptions - see below
No Napping
Not Fizzy
Not scared of any traffic
Loads and travels like a pro - you can take him anywhere
BUT
He is nervous of strangers - he went out on loan but had to come back as he had bucked the rider off before her botton was in the saddle.
He did the same to a rider on our yard a couple of times in a row
He has however been ridden by me since and was fine?
The bucking I think is a panic response triggered when he is nervous
Saddle issues - He is very girthy, if someone holds him and his girth is done up carefully he is ok. However if he is tied up he spins into you and crushes you against the wall.
Violently.
I have worked out ways to get round this but he will do it, he has caught me out today and if the stable wall hadn't given way my ribs and lungs would have.
He bucked me off early on after been broken, I believe that I scared him unwittingly, as he was going so well, I asked too much and he panicked. He has been ok since.
This is a 7YO horse who until september before last year had not been handled at all (then was very badly traumatised by someones methods of 'breaking' - think dope and hours and hours of lunging),
So, when he does react, he reacts like a feral horse rather than a well bought up 3YO. His issues have all been worked through and do improve with consistent work, however after a break he does regress, and also, I believe when he is in a new situation - hence the problems he had with the loan home.
He has had physio treatment on his back and neck, the physio and I now believe that his girthing issues are a pychological problem that has occured due to previous pain/bad experiance. Interestingly, I also ride him bareback and he is much happier. So it probably is the girthing rather than the weight he dislikes.
My dilemma now is what to do with him really;
1,Put him to sleep before he really hurts someone (he might not - he has a lot going for him and if I had an infinate bank balance and lots of time I'd damn well keep him until he was right)
2,Sell him to someone with a lot of experiance and hope they dont pass him on without sorting him / telling his buyer about his issues (again no reason to think that someone else couldn't get him right)
3,Try to find a permanent loan - a mine field in itself, although I did have him freezemarked. It's so difficult to find someone trustworthy who would manage him
4, Try to find somewere cheaper to keep him, easier said then done - this is not a horse that needs to be handled by kids/numpties and also I need facilities if I am to persevere with him
Just wondering what you guys would do?