Have I made a massive mistake..???

[Daytona]

Absolutely booboo, defo requires someone will knowledge and skill to teach them how to go correctly, costing me a small fortune though , but that's tough luck my own doing. Fingers crossed though by the time he is 8 years old I will have a nice well schooled well behaved horse as he was a blank canvas and if not I can only point the finger at myself , I hear lots of people blaming difficult unschooled horses on previous owners blah blah well if anything goes wrong I won't be able Tito do that.

I can't see it happening though as both riders I have picked are kind , calm and know young horses and ride very well. And no one else will have any input to his education so fingers crossed he develops in to a lovely handsome big chap with nice manners

 

[Magicmillbrook]

What does the professional rider say about your riding?

It sounds like there must be something you're unintentionally doing that is causing him to buck, so perhaps the professional could help you overcome whatever it is and work with him better.

Regardless, there's no shame in selling him. If the pro rider gets him going well and out competing you could probably make a profit (or at least not a loss) on selling him, and buy something that suits better. It's not necessarily his age, but some horses are just more suited to professionals.

Agree - I am so sorry its not working out, good luck whatever you do decide to do

 

[Goldenstar]

Ludoctro , I salute you No blaming the horse blaming the seller just making a plan to work though the issues . I hope you get want you deserve that is a lovely well trained horse of a lifetime in the end.

 

[Daytona]

Magicmillbrook, quite the opposit it is working out...????

You need to read whole thread to understand story inculding the updates mad in march and yesterday, this thread is from January 12, I was giving people a update on the current situation , all is rosy ;-)

Goldenstar - defo not blaming the seller he sold me a cracking horse with bags of potential , exactly what I asked for. Cannot fault him what do ever and in fact if anything he has been very positive when it all went wrong I spoke with him and he reassured my about my riding and that I was capable of having a horse like him I just needed to stick with it - he knows me as he used to give me SJ lessons in my old horse. The seller was very supportive and helpful.

 

[Parker79]

As I said before - well done you.

As for hands, relaxing etc....My hands are ok but my breathing is a nightmare...when I tried to get on with my friends v sensitive horse I had a lot of trouble relaxing (as she bucked and did various things...like trying to rub me off along the side of the school!!) I lost my nerve on her and was devasted....it had not happened to me before.

My instructor at the time taught me using 'centered riding'...we did lots of visualisation techniques for my position and to relax...it really really helped me so you may find it useful.

 

[Daytona]

I will google it and see what it throws up, never heard of it, thanks for the tip

 

[foxy1]

I hope you get want you deserve that is a lovely well trained horse of a lifetime in the end.

Ditto this. Well done, I salute you.

 

[Magicmillbrook]

Magicmillbrook, quite the opposit it is working out...????

You need to read whole thread to understand story inculding the updates mad in march and yesterday, this thread is from January 12, I was giving people a update on the current situation , all is rosy ;-)

Ahh - sorry, just dipping in to H&H whilst baby asleep so didnt read on, glad things are working out now though.

 

[Daytona]

Magicmillbrook, quite the opposit it is working out...????

You need to read whole thread to understand story inculding the updates mad in march and yesterday, this thread is from January 12, I was giving people a update on the current situation , all is rosy ;-)

Ahh - sorry, just dipping in to H&H whilst baby asleep so didnt read on, glad things are working out now though.

no probs magicmillbrook, its a loooong story - prob should of started new thread but thought it easier to follow that was - cheers

 

[MrsMozart]

Good news

 

[Daytona]

we had our first show which i just posted about on another thread

http://s1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/ludoctro/

but look what a happy couple

he was so good, showing no tmy bag but thought it a good 1st experience for him, no pressure on him or me, I just did 3 in hand classes to see how he was but he was good as gold so after the classes, i stuck his saddle on and had a walk about the show ground, no bother at all, took it all in his stride

Chufties

 

[hayinamanger]

OP, that is one very beautiful, big, bouncy horse. So very well done for finding a way through the difficulties you encountered in the beginning. I really think that you are a very brave and inspirational person. A lot of people (me included) would have given up after getting smacked up every time you rode him.

I love your dogs, too!

 

[Daytona]

Ahhh its just a meer flesh wound, ;-)

i tell people it was a shark bite (as thats what it looks like a shark took a chunk out the back of my leg) ,

far more spectaular than being crushed by my horses sauce pan sized feet. ;-)

Yeah im glad i stuck with it to.

Thanks

 

[undertheweather]

Ahhh its just a meer flesh wound, ;-)

i tell people it was a shark bite (as thats what it looks like a shark took a chunk out the back of my leg) ,

far more spectaular than being crushed by my horses sauce pan sized feet. ;-)

Yeah im glad i stuck with it to.

Thanks

Just looked at your photos, he's lovely but cor blimey at those dinner plates for feet!!!

 

[Daytona]

Undertheweather

Yup he gonna be a big lad, he has really sturdy legs too, people always comment on them - how strong they look

Think he will be around 8 when we really see his true size, so much growing still to do.

 

[Daytona]

Ps the bugger bronked me off tonight, out a hack he stuck his greedy head down for grass and his neck strap slide down and attacked him ears

So he took off bronking I ended up pancaked on the floor, he carried on heying a bucking fit for about another 50 yards then stopped snorted and stuck his head down and carried on eating

Away to buy one of those RS-tor things, someone recommended tonight.

No harm done , both him and me and my confidence are intacked.
So that's good ;-)

 

[LollyDolly]

Sorry I haven't read through all of the threads so I don't know if this has already been said or not but have you considered the option that you just don't 'click' with the horse?
I owned a stunning 17.2 Sports Horse, sure we won three local Dressage Championship titles however I ALWAYS had a hard time with him. He'd rear, buck, bronc, spin etc. on a daily basis, it really was hell! During my exams I part loaned him out to a lovely woman and they really clicked, it used to take me a lot of work to get him to perform well however for her he did it automatically. They just got on really well together and understood each other, which is very important. She now owns him.
All I am saying is that I strongly believe, just as two people might not see eye to eye, so do horses. Sure you can ride them, but clicking with them is a totally different ball game. You either do or you don't, and there isn't much that can be done about that. Not every horse clicks with every rider and vise versa.
Another example was an old mare I used to ride called Mystery, she was a 20 yo Arab x TB and her owner (who'd had her since birth) struggled with her and yet I could ride her quite happily, I took her jumping, a bit of low level XC (not too much, she was 20!!), out on fun rides etc. and she NEVER put a hoof wrong. And yet her owner (and countless others) couldn't even get her over a trotting pole. And at the time I was rather inexperienced, far more inexperienced than her owner!
But it's not always about experience, as an experienced rider I could stay on when my old horse threw a fit but I still could not achieve that sort of flair and connection which the part loaner (now owner) had with him.
So yeah, people either click or they don't. Just like dogs take like/dislikes to people, so do horses.
Sorry for rambling on

 

[Queenbee]

Oh bless u, ur having a hard time of it, I really know where u are coming from, it's entirely up to you where you go from here but I'll just say this, there is a certain mare that I bought, silly cow ditched me on our very first ride, I hadn't ridden in 2 yrs after going to Uni and to say I jumped in at the deep end was an understatement, in the first year I had more falls off her than all my other rides put together I had tears and tantrums, she had tantrums, I lost confidence and had complete doubt in my ability... It almost broke me as a rider. 11yrs later, this week I said goodbye to her, she became my soul mate and the best school mistress, the horse everyone wanted, my absolute pride and joy. You must go with your gut instinct, and you must keep yourself safe, but equally just because your horse is sparing with you and making your life hell, doesn't mean that you won't come through it the other side x u really can't advise on this, just go with your heart... It's normally right x