Uliy
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I am after some advice.
I have been working with a horse for 5 months now and I have been really impressed with how far she has progressed. She's gone from a spooky, almost unrideable mess who loved going round at 100mph to a much slower, much happier horse and I've had some really perfect rides on her recently.
However, she is mostly worked with at least one other horse in the school and on the occasions I have tried to work her on her own, she has reverted to the unrideable, spooky mess that I started with! She will not listen to me at all and her ears are pricked right forwards. It is as if she is terrified and very, very wound up! She will spook at anything and everything.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to tackle this? My goal is just for her to be a happy, confident horse. The way things are when she's on her own results in both of us being unhappy and me becoming quite frustrated which is obviously not how I want to feel. When she is with another horse she relaxes and really listens, so I just want to help her relax when she is by herself.
Thanks for any help!
I am after some advice.
I have been working with a horse for 5 months now and I have been really impressed with how far she has progressed. She's gone from a spooky, almost unrideable mess who loved going round at 100mph to a much slower, much happier horse and I've had some really perfect rides on her recently.
However, she is mostly worked with at least one other horse in the school and on the occasions I have tried to work her on her own, she has reverted to the unrideable, spooky mess that I started with! She will not listen to me at all and her ears are pricked right forwards. It is as if she is terrified and very, very wound up! She will spook at anything and everything.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to tackle this? My goal is just for her to be a happy, confident horse. The way things are when she's on her own results in both of us being unhappy and me becoming quite frustrated which is obviously not how I want to feel. When she is with another horse she relaxes and really listens, so I just want to help her relax when she is by herself.
Thanks for any help!