Does my horse hate me??!

nope never had one like that. some people/horses do just clash, in which case I'd be looking for a home with a rider who suited him and a better suited pony for me. Alternativey I'd be looking at how I was riding differently to the other riders he "likes".
 
I would do as JFTD says and look at the differences in approach and riding style to see what clues there could be there.

My mare is horrid with OH, he rides much better than me but is alot more direct in a way that my princess doesn't get on with! I ask, then insisit, he doesn't have the same way and it just seems to get her back up lol! It is all very well him being the better rider, but on a bronking horse with her nose out of joint, it doesn't count so much!
 
Not really, my mare behaves the same for other people, but I think when someone else gets on they see them as a horse rather than when I ride its MY horse.
Like I will make excuses for her, and sometimes let her get away with things just because Im used to her etc etc, but when someone else gets on and rides and makes her do something you can see that she knows its not me....
I had a friend who would hop on and do all sorts with her, but thats to do with my confidence, I could easily make her do what others do but its me thats the problem, not my horse :)
Im sure your horse doesnt hate you :)
 
Is he acting up or just being lively and sparky with you? If he seems unhappy with you on board, then I'd be wanting to work out why. But if he's just more confident and playful with someone he knows, maybe that's just his "real" personality? :D

I once had a horse who when someone new or lacking in confidence got on, he'd be a total plod. But with me or someone he knew well he could be frisky and quite naughty. I didn't mind though! :D
 
as has been said, I dont think horses 'hate' people, only perhaps that certain people ride or handle them in a way they dont like??? look at how others ride him, do they ride with a light contact etc? do they use their legs or voice or both? do they sit quietly? without seeing you and others ride it is hard to say, but if i were you i would look at what it is i am or not doing that could upset him. A personal question, but are you heavier than the other riders he behaves for?
 
Flame doesn't like me very much. She tolerates me as a scratching post but otherwise pulls faces and tries to bite me for touching her.

Its a good job I've got thick skin or I'd have a major complex after twenty years with the old baggage. Plus its not personal, she doesn't think a great deal of humans in general, and God help anyone daft enough to try and ride her now. :D

OP, I think you need to try and learn to ride like the people your horse seems to like, or accept that there is a personality clash and buy a different horse. :cool:
 
Thank you, I think your right, i let him get away with too much!! I've only had him 8 months, he's changed since the new grass/warmer weather has come, i think he's just seeing how far he can go with me, but he's lovely the rest of the time.
 
Alternativey I'd be looking at how I was riding differently to the other riders he "likes".

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind, (think I might wobble abit more than they do, he's so unbalanced!) :eek:
 
ThePony said:
I would do as JFTD says and look at the differences in approach and riding style to see what clues there could be there.

My mare is horrid with OH, he rides much better than me but is alot more direct in a way that my princess doesn't get on with! I ask, then insisit, he doesn't have the same way and it just seems to get her back up lol! It is all very well him being the better rider, but on a bronking horse with her nose out of joint, it doesn't count so much!
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:D My last share horse did this with several people. Was a bit of a nutter but controllable when needed, never set a foot wrong if you asked her or there were people/traffic etc. Put an instructor or good rider on her and they'd be dumped in seconds! I was told when I first rode her to forget everything I knew about riding and listen to her... best horse I've ever riden :) Also had novices who'd never sat on a horse before and she was good as gold, just liked putting people who thought they were better than her back in their place!!!

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my gelding loves me but my mare of seventeen years tolerated me for the entire time :rolleyes: but then she didn't really like humans! :D
 
my gelding loves me but my mare of seventeen years tolerated me for the entire time :rolleyes: but then she didn't really like humans! :D a bit like Fame's horse by the sounds of it! ;)
 
Not personally. However, it is something I have seen a lot. Horses often act naughtier for their owners. There are three possible reasons:

1) They feel totally at ease with owner and feel safe to mess about.

2) They do not respect their owner because she does not give them firm boundaries.

3) Owner is not as good a rider, or is making them uncomfortable in some way (too heavy handed, unbalanced or too weak or just too plain heavy!).

Having said that, we have a mare here that started to nap, but only with me or with her owner. It was completely out of character to we got the vet. She ended up going to three horse hospitals (AHT, Rossdales, and the RVC at Hatfield) and they were all stumped because apparently she schooled perfectly with every rider they put on her. Then I would come and ride her and she would start jibbing and napping and looking at her sides. Several times we suggested gastric ulcers, but the vets thought not. Finally, after thousands of pounds spent on her and no diagnosis, gastric ulcers were found! A course of Gastroguard later, and she was back to her amenable self, even with me and her owner. So in her case, she felt at ease with us, who she knew and trusted and tried to tell us something was hurting her. With strangers, she did not trust them enough and just put up with the pain. So OP, are you certain there is not a physical problem with your horse that he is trying to tell you?
 
Thanx everyone for all replies. Hacked him out tonight and he was lovely.
I've not long moved him from a yard to a farm and think he's probably just abit nervous with new animals i.e. lambs, don't think he's seen them before, he's only 7 and still green.

Will do alot more ground work with him over the next few weeks, (by then the lambs wont be so jumpy!!) :)
 
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