lurcherlu
Well-Known Member
Last week after a month of box rest I had to move my mare from mums where she had lived for 6 months very happiy to a livery as we had no gazing left for her. I love the yard and am a roomie to queenbee on here.
Now my mare is rising 4 and approx 15 HH , now normally my 4 year old daughter could lead her in and out of the field , stand with her etc, but ATM she's a moooooooonster. I've had her since she was 15 months old and she was like this when. First owned her. ATM it's taking 3 carrots cut not pieces to keep her attention and feet on the floor to bring her in or turn out, she's out with company of one small pony during day , the first day she did flying leas through the air and managed to kick me on way to field ( we have t walk through anther paddock n way out) now this has got a lot better and we e were down to ne carrot broken into 4 pieces to keep her attention t turn out and bring in, this morning after catching her and bringing half way in I realised I'd forgotten the carrots , she was walking beautifully with me then bag, up n her back legs with no warning spun before I could ill her down and double barrels in my face. Horse now charging about trying t ge back to pony . Grabbed her food bucket but n she peed off ver the hedge and back n to the field.
Ive ridden her 3 times this week, and have left her out yesterday and last night without her rug so she could be a horse and roll and groom etc as she ripped a hole in her flank last month and had stitches and box rest, she's been on new yard a week , last Friday a very calm longer hack with QB , Sunday too her sol around the block (which we have ridden pts before as not fair from mums at new yard) and she was a a55 !
Now the riding issue is due to coming back into work and lifestyle changing etc, also I out her on equivite body builder when she was in as the stress made her drop off a lot, would this effect her , she's always been n fast fibre, spillers conditioning fibre and conditioning cubes, I've stopped the conditioning cubes now, her field hasn't got a lot in it but is nice grass d the milk pellet (body builder) make some horses nuts?? Weaning her off treats until she is actually turned out and gets a carrot then and a bit of carrot in the stable when she as come in nicely as hate using them as bribes , carrots could be adding to the issue due to the sugar, I'm going to use a lunge line and wear my hat so she can't get away and stops doing that. But today she has ruined my day, taken a week off to ride today has been dry and sunny and she's stuck n the field cos she's been an ass ......
No real advice sought , I've dealt with these stage of horses too cub in my old job as a groom but just wanted to vent and ask about the body builder causing mental horse syndrome
home made bread and lashings of butter if you got this far.....
Now my mare is rising 4 and approx 15 HH , now normally my 4 year old daughter could lead her in and out of the field , stand with her etc, but ATM she's a moooooooonster. I've had her since she was 15 months old and she was like this when. First owned her. ATM it's taking 3 carrots cut not pieces to keep her attention and feet on the floor to bring her in or turn out, she's out with company of one small pony during day , the first day she did flying leas through the air and managed to kick me on way to field ( we have t walk through anther paddock n way out) now this has got a lot better and we e were down to ne carrot broken into 4 pieces to keep her attention t turn out and bring in, this morning after catching her and bringing half way in I realised I'd forgotten the carrots , she was walking beautifully with me then bag, up n her back legs with no warning spun before I could ill her down and double barrels in my face. Horse now charging about trying t ge back to pony . Grabbed her food bucket but n she peed off ver the hedge and back n to the field.
Ive ridden her 3 times this week, and have left her out yesterday and last night without her rug so she could be a horse and roll and groom etc as she ripped a hole in her flank last month and had stitches and box rest, she's been on new yard a week , last Friday a very calm longer hack with QB , Sunday too her sol around the block (which we have ridden pts before as not fair from mums at new yard) and she was a a55 !
Now the riding issue is due to coming back into work and lifestyle changing etc, also I out her on equivite body builder when she was in as the stress made her drop off a lot, would this effect her , she's always been n fast fibre, spillers conditioning fibre and conditioning cubes, I've stopped the conditioning cubes now, her field hasn't got a lot in it but is nice grass d the milk pellet (body builder) make some horses nuts?? Weaning her off treats until she is actually turned out and gets a carrot then and a bit of carrot in the stable when she as come in nicely as hate using them as bribes , carrots could be adding to the issue due to the sugar, I'm going to use a lunge line and wear my hat so she can't get away and stops doing that. But today she has ruined my day, taken a week off to ride today has been dry and sunny and she's stuck n the field cos she's been an ass ......
No real advice sought , I've dealt with these stage of horses too cub in my old job as a groom but just wanted to vent and ask about the body builder causing mental horse syndrome
home made bread and lashings of butter if you got this far.....
wanted to cry this morning , so so mad at myself 
