ForeverBroke_
Well-Known Member
Well, lets go riight back to the beginning of Darcy and his loading episodes.
1) Bringing him home. A little hestitant and a small back off, someone standing behind encourages him in. Ramp up, away.
2)Dressage 1 - Calmer added. Drags me all about the show before then loading quietly with rope over his nose. Coming home, he does the same but with rope he loads nice and quietly.
3)Dressage 2- Calmer added. Use of slip with a snaffle bit , loads very quietly , bit pully but never the less, nothing to worry about both there and back.
4) Dressage 3 - No calmer as i was only using it riding wise etc and slip again. Small rear/ pull back going, but then loads straight away. Coming home, the toad arrives
He went onto the ramp and it was raining..(could've spooked him? rain on the roof etc..and yes he is that way inclined! ) and then persistantly reared and pulled back /spinning etc before continuing to drag me across the show ground and then as i fell when he began to canter, kicking me in the head. Yes, i know. Despite doing some pretty olympic-worthy grass skiing, the kick in the head wasn't quite the prize i had in mind!! Anywho , caught the buggar and loaded him and he had a little pull back and one rear, then loaded quietly.
So! Finally, (the end is near i promise..) What would you do? He's usually got pretty good ground manners.
1) Someone suggested chiffney, but im not sure. Thoughts?
2) Carry on with the slip and just persist until he gets out of this little thing he's possibly starting, but get the calmer back in him.
3) Try out some control halters e.g dually or other suggestions.
4) Try different methods of loading e.g approaching/ reversing.
5) Feed him in there.
Or a combination of them all. I dont really want to end up being one of those people who to load their horse needs dinners, chiffneys, whips , lunge lines ,the LOT. Maybe if i can just find one that works.
Treat of your choice for reading!!
1) Bringing him home. A little hestitant and a small back off, someone standing behind encourages him in. Ramp up, away.
2)Dressage 1 - Calmer added. Drags me all about the show before then loading quietly with rope over his nose. Coming home, he does the same but with rope he loads nice and quietly.
3)Dressage 2- Calmer added. Use of slip with a snaffle bit , loads very quietly , bit pully but never the less, nothing to worry about both there and back.
4) Dressage 3 - No calmer as i was only using it riding wise etc and slip again. Small rear/ pull back going, but then loads straight away. Coming home, the toad arrives
So! Finally, (the end is near i promise..) What would you do? He's usually got pretty good ground manners.
1) Someone suggested chiffney, but im not sure. Thoughts?
2) Carry on with the slip and just persist until he gets out of this little thing he's possibly starting, but get the calmer back in him.
3) Try out some control halters e.g dually or other suggestions.
4) Try different methods of loading e.g approaching/ reversing.
5) Feed him in there.
Or a combination of them all. I dont really want to end up being one of those people who to load their horse needs dinners, chiffneys, whips , lunge lines ,the LOT. Maybe if i can just find one that works.
Treat of your choice for reading!!