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So we're renting a pony, at a lovely welcoming home. They women who owns him is soo nice, she has 4 others and he's kept next to her house.

Iv just been down with my daughter and my friend who rides and is super confident.

Now sparky is a lovely pony, but was on loan and learnt some naughty habits, like barging through the gate, pushing me out the way slightly and doesn't stand when tacking up.

I managed to do his saddle, daughter brushed him up, he seemed okay and nearly fell asleep, but I couldn't do th bridle. I was abit nervous,! He has to wear his head coller and bridle, and you've some how got to get the tack on without taking the bridle off all the way!

Anyway, it was all done and we went down to the field, he kept barging and trying to get in front. He kept nipping slightly.
Anyway he rode lovely, and my daughter loves him!!

Questions, how do I get him and my daughter to bond more? How do I do his bridle and then put his head coller on after? How do I stop him charging?

Apart from that he's soooo sweet.


I got trampled on when I was a lot younger so my confidence isn't fully there.

Please don't judge me :(
 
Is there not a stable you can go in to tack up? That way if you do get in a mucking fuddle with head collar and bridle then he can't go anywhere?
 
You'd really be best off asking the owner to show you how she does it.

What I'd do, if the head collar goes over the bridle, is to put the reins over the pony's head whilst it's got the head collar on. Now you have two anchors! Undo the headcollar (don't untie the pony) and swiftly lower it to just clear his muzzle and then do it up round his neck. Then put bridle on, then replace headcollar. That way you are never left with a loose pony.

Safer still is to leave the headcollar on and put the bridle over the top, with no noseband.
 
As for bonding, I used to have my daughter sit in the corner of the stable and read to the pony.

Stopping him barging, well that's down to his manners and his not respecting your horsemanship. I suggest you square him up when your daughter is not on board.
 
Thanks so much!!

How do I square up to him? On his last loan he was completely spoilt, got diabetes and had soo many treats, now he can't have any he's always looking for some lol
 
Firstly NEVER feed him anything from your hands.

Squaring him up depends on his training and history and yours. Really you need to find out from his owner what standard of manners she was used to from him so you know whether you are reminding him or teaching him. If you're not sure how to deal with him then your first port of call should be to ask his owner.
 
Okay so we went and groomed him today, he was good, apart from chewing anything insight, I told him off and he spooked lol.

Anyway YO daughter toke him out to put in the field, and he did what he did with me, pushing forward and trying to drag her off before his headcollar was even off! How do I stop him doing this when they let him get away with it?
 
I would say your best bet is to get a couple of ground lessons from a good instructor!

taylorsxmummy said:
Okay so we went and groomed him today, he was good, apart from chewing anything insight, I told him off and he spooked lol.

Anyway YO daughter toke him out to put in the field, and he did what he did with me, pushing forward and trying to drag her off before his headcollar was even off! How do I stop him doing this when they let him get away with it?
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showpony said:
I would say your best bet is to get a couple of ground lessons from a good instructor!
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Thanks Hun, daughter goes to a lesion on a different livery once a week, he just seemed to have lost some of his manners out of the arena, inside he's lovely!
 
Riding lessons dont cover ground work, an hrs help from a pro showing you how to get him to behave when leading etc , stop barging etc... would most likely help you nip it in the bud

taylorsxmummy said:
Thanks Hun, daughter goes to a lesion on a different livery once a week, he just seemed to have lost some of his manners out of the arena, inside he's lovely!
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