Help with hacking alone

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Hey,

Moved coblet to a new yard, hes only been there 2 weeks and has settled in really well. The problem is when I go to ride him now he wont stop neighing to the other horses and is becoming a real handful so much so I couldnt even get on him and ride him the other day I had to lead him up the road and back again
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He used to leave my other mare in the field with her calling him and not even care
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When i did try and get on him he freaked out and went to start bucking so I gave up , stupid i no so
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at myself but I was on my own so didnt want him to get loose.
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I tried riding in the paddock next to the field but he starts being very slightly nappy trying to go back to the other horses and when i asked for trot he sticks his head right down on the floor and pulls and pulls towards the horses . hes wrecking my confidence
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Can anyone help, sorry for the essay
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I had a similar problem with new cob last year, I had to perservere (SP) and he has got better, I did manage to get someone to come out with me a few times and this helped no end. I think you are just going to have to give it time and be very firm.
 
ok thanks just going to have to push myself to do it. im usually a confident rider but for some reason he really gave me a wobble, maybe it cos hes normally so calm and good out alone x

thanks for replying x
 
thats what i did, i tried getting on he was unsettled so thought right walk him first to settle him, got up to the woods, went to get on and he started bucking (never done that before) so i just carried on walking him and every time i stood him up he screamed his head off
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Personally, I would rather be on board, than leading a naughty horse, but that is only my personal opinion.

This is something you have to nip in the bud quickly otherwise he will learn he does not have to leave his friend.

I would leave the friend with something really nice to eat, to hopefully shut them up. Then get on the pony and carry a stick and GO. Do not stand for a minute's nonsense and do not let him stop. He must keep going, even if he jogs or trots. He can only buck properly if he is gets to stand still and get his head down.

My Mare who is 110% on her own, will get silly when she goes for a week in between rides.

He will get over it.
 
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Personally, I would rather be on board, than leading a naughty horse, but that is only my personal opinion.

This is something you have to nip in the bud quickly otherwise he will learn he does not have to leave his friend.

I would leave the friend with something really nice to eat, to hopefully shut them up. Then get on the pony and carry a stick and GO. Do not stand for a minute's nonsense and do not let him stop. He must keep going, even if he jogs or trots. He can only buck properly if he is gets to stand still and get his head down.

My Mare who is 110% on her own, will get silly when she goes for a week in between rides.

He will get over it.

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TOATALLY agree!! dont mess about with the walking in hand. get on him and MAKE him go. ven if it means trotting away, he still has to go. i had this problem and once my horse learned that he was goint to go back to the horses he gave up. xx
 
My coblet is the most well behaved angel I've ever met... most of the time!
We've recently moved yards and yesterday he bolted around the school in flat out gallop to the point where I had to throw myself from him because I thought he was going to jump the arena fence!
I've had a vet out to do the usual checks this morning and there's nothing wrong with him so I'm having to put him down to bad behaviour due to being unsettled.

I sympathise because I was terrified of getting back on today so I know what it's like for them to knock your confidence with bahviour that isn't usual for them. But just wanted to illustrate how the quietest of neds, including my bombproof Freddie (who stood stock still whilst Red Arrows flew over his head at his first show, while all others went mental) can change a lot just because they're unsettled.
We just have to keep a constant in their lives (us) and hope they get us through it safely.

Good luck with settling him down.
 
My ex-racer Paddy can be a bit of a plum when he rides out on his own. He gets vocal but that's about it.

Saying that the first time I went to take him out alone he bucked and tried to run back to the field with me, he got a very growly telling off and a slap on the backside with the whip - needless to say he's not done that since!
He's 17hh so a bit big to be trying to throw his weight around.

He sometimes has a spinning fit or small buck if I ask too much of him or something frightens him, I find with him that telling him doesn't work but gentle persuasion and let him go on his own works wonders.

Not sure if that's any help
 
Thanks for all your replies, the silly thing is the horses left behind dont even care he's gone!!
Im taking him out tomorrow moring so will do whats suggested and just get on with it
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