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your first ride on your new horse go?

I rode the horse i have on trial for the first time yesterday and he was totally different to how he was when i tried him at his previous home.
He has been driven and was never headstrong at his other home but he was yesterday especially when we turned for home but i never felt as though he was trying to get me off he was just shying at silly things.
I tried to push him on and past the scary things but i was surprised he spooked at a lorry his owner was too.

Has anyone had similar experiences? or have any advice? perhaps i need some lessons to help my confidence i could have been telling him to be scared i suppose.

Thanks All :)
 
This isnt unusual, it takes time to settle for many horses. Also you may have changed his feed or routine. It can take up to a year to bond and get used to a new horse. Good luck with it.
 
Thank You - i'm glad to know that its not just me that has gone through this, i was so upset yesterday as he fits the bill in all the other ways.

You are right that his routine has changed in that he used to get time in the sand school whilst his owner mucked out which he has not had since he has been with me, but he will today & we will see how we go.

I have also swapped veteren mix (he's 7 by the way) :confused:for happy hoof as he has rubbish feet.

Time and confidence in each other isn't it i suppose :)
 
I had a similar experience a few years ago when I first got Robbie. He was much quieter when the first time I rode him compared to when I had bought him. Initially, when we hacked out, he was quite headstrong especially when going back to the yard! He often got himself in a tizz, he just seemed over excited. Over time though, he settled himself down and it gradually stopped. I never felt threatened while I was on him, I think everything was just so new to him - new hacks/rider/stables/fields/horses and his routine had also changed slightly. Easing them gently into all of this new stuff helps them to digest it better. Give it some time and you'll see a difference once he's settled in :)
 
So many behavioural issues are caused by too much feed! My youngster can get fizzy on haylage or even a small amount of moli. Many don't need much if any hard feed unless they are working hard. Another problem is not spending enough time with them, not just riding but ground work too. You need to get to know each other Just relax and enjoy is my advice, bad days are usually followed by good as you learn to trust each other. Let us know how it goes
 
starbagtherainbow said:
I had a similar experience a few years ago when I first got Robbie. He was much quieter when the first time I rode him compared to when I had bought him. Initially, when we hacked out, he was quite headstrong especially when going back to the yard! He often got himself in a tizz, he just seemed over excited. Over time though, he settled himself down and it gradually stopped. I never felt threatened while I was on him, I think everything was just so new to him - new hacks/rider/stables/fields/horses and his routine had also changed slightly. Easing them gently into all of this new stuff helps them to digest it better. Give it some time and you'll see a difference once he's settled in :)
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You have just exactly described what he did and how i felt yesterday, it's so good to know that it will pass so to speak - i think i just expected too much of him too soon.
 
When I first got on Ozzy the day after I bought him he bronched and bucked me off!

Hasn't done it since though - I think it was just a case of new yard, new horses, new rider etc.

I will definitely give any other new horse a bit longer to settle and lunge them before I get on - lesson learnt!!!
 
Hahahaha same as. When I bought one of mine and put him in his new yard he did nothing but bolt around the arena for about a month. I couldn't even hack him for 3 months as he found super-horse strength to clamp down on the bit and take me for an hours gallop.

After about 4-5 months he had quietened down and was behaving in group lessons and on hacks too.

I think it was just a case of new home, new faces, new smells and the need to be a tart and show off constantly :D
 
My lad "bolted" with me when I tried him out :o I'd been eyeing him up at the yard for months and when I said I wanted to buy a horse, he was offered to me (they didn't know I'd been eyeing him up) I convinced myself [the night before I went to ride him] that he'd probably feel like a camel or a kangaroo when I got on him, but when I did get up on him he felt fine, and I got all over excited (like a 5 y/o kid) and started to lean forward and flap, and he took off!

Well at least I knew he wasn't doped!! :D:D

He wasn't being evil he was just reacting to my hysteria, I got him to slow down [after a fashion] and we did a very nice canter around the school...

Coming up on our two year owniversary in a few months! ;)
 
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