cobmum
Well-Known Member
Ok so many years ago i bought my first horse. I had lessons for years and loaned previously but never had a horse that was completely my responisbility.
I had saved up for over 20 years to get this horse and it was like a dream come true. I tried horse a few times and he went well also watched him ridden etc.
His owner had used food (contstant tip bits) as a way of getting him to do things - he was VERY strong to lead and difficult with shoeing also wouldnt tie up without be fed handfulls of treats.
I taught him to lead and not drag me around, i NEVER used food just clear body language, long line and rope halter. I got him to tie up no problems and got him much much better with the farrier although he still needed a haynet for distraction.
I didnt have a saddle when i bought him so spent 6 weeks while his saddle was made to order getting to know him and lunging. Using the help of an experienced instructor with the lunging as he had previously been lunged on one rein and i wasnt 100% confident in what i was doing.
In this time i also had he teeth checked by Ivan Stockdale and wolf teeth removed.
After the saddle was fitted and his mouth was recovered we potted about on shot hacks and did some schooling.
One day i gave him a short lunge session on both reins and my mum decided to have a little ride. As she carefully mounted my horse bronc'd massively and threw her against a fence. There was no reason for this. My mum did not jab him in the sides or mouth and was very gentle. He did not appear to be frightened my anything and it just appears he wanted her 'off'.
I had his back checked and nothing was found, saddler rechecked and again nothing was found.
I became scared to mount him in the arena as my mum had done so mounted from an alternative mountain block used before hacking.
With the aid of an instructor i would mount go for a short hack up the road and return into the arena. At this point i didnt have the confidence to canter at all and finally realised i had become scared of him.
My instructor decided to try him out as she was interested in buying him as she felt he had prospects and would go far in the right hands.
Upon trying him she urged him into canter and once, twice and three times he bronc'd big time. She managed to stay on but said to me that it was clear he wanted her off. She was a brilliant rider and i have no idea how she stayed on.
She did buy him and said she would possibly re-back and work him in canter up hill so he wouldnt be able to buck/bronc as easily.
Did i do the right thing in selling him?
What else could have done?
Does it sound like behaviour or pain?
After re-backing him from scratch she reported he was going very well and took him to HOYS.
I just keep thinking if i did the right thing. Am i a total faliure and what is the right thing to do in this situation
Sorry for the long message but one day i want to own a horse again but maybe i shouldnt if i couldnt cope the first time around.
I had saved up for over 20 years to get this horse and it was like a dream come true. I tried horse a few times and he went well also watched him ridden etc.
His owner had used food (contstant tip bits) as a way of getting him to do things - he was VERY strong to lead and difficult with shoeing also wouldnt tie up without be fed handfulls of treats.
I taught him to lead and not drag me around, i NEVER used food just clear body language, long line and rope halter. I got him to tie up no problems and got him much much better with the farrier although he still needed a haynet for distraction.
I didnt have a saddle when i bought him so spent 6 weeks while his saddle was made to order getting to know him and lunging. Using the help of an experienced instructor with the lunging as he had previously been lunged on one rein and i wasnt 100% confident in what i was doing.
In this time i also had he teeth checked by Ivan Stockdale and wolf teeth removed.
After the saddle was fitted and his mouth was recovered we potted about on shot hacks and did some schooling.
One day i gave him a short lunge session on both reins and my mum decided to have a little ride. As she carefully mounted my horse bronc'd massively and threw her against a fence. There was no reason for this. My mum did not jab him in the sides or mouth and was very gentle. He did not appear to be frightened my anything and it just appears he wanted her 'off'.
I had his back checked and nothing was found, saddler rechecked and again nothing was found.
I became scared to mount him in the arena as my mum had done so mounted from an alternative mountain block used before hacking.
With the aid of an instructor i would mount go for a short hack up the road and return into the arena. At this point i didnt have the confidence to canter at all and finally realised i had become scared of him.
My instructor decided to try him out as she was interested in buying him as she felt he had prospects and would go far in the right hands.
Upon trying him she urged him into canter and once, twice and three times he bronc'd big time. She managed to stay on but said to me that it was clear he wanted her off. She was a brilliant rider and i have no idea how she stayed on.
She did buy him and said she would possibly re-back and work him in canter up hill so he wouldnt be able to buck/bronc as easily.
Did i do the right thing in selling him?
What else could have done?
Does it sound like behaviour or pain?
After re-backing him from scratch she reported he was going very well and took him to HOYS.
I just keep thinking if i did the right thing. Am i a total faliure and what is the right thing to do in this situation
Sorry for the long message but one day i want to own a horse again but maybe i shouldnt if i couldnt cope the first time around.
