I think I am a bit cross *could get long, sorry*

Sending you a kick! It sounds like he has had an awful past and is lucky to have found you. He sounds like he has come on along way and you should be proud of what you have both achieved. Ignore the negative comments, it's jealousy as he obviously trusts you compared to all his muppet past owners.

Go give him a big hug and we look forward to hearing progress updates.
 
Ooh that would get me mouthy.
I would be forced to say that the horse is absolutely fine, now he has a decent rider and a decent instructor, and it wasn't putting her in a very good light, going on about her own incompetence like that.
Oh and how much did you pay? Tell her you got him cheap cos apparently he'd been screwed up by some numpty
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The exact same thing happened when I bought my mare...

"Oh I wouldn't ride that thing", "You can't take that hunting its dangerous", "I'll be giving you a wide berth, I don't want to get kicked" etc etc.

Lo and behold, within months I was leading my very young daughter off her out hunting. At the back, at the front, doing the gates and she's the easiest horse to have around despite arriving with a broken headcollar because "you can't tie her up"! What a load of rubbish
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So, very occassionally she does lose her head (like at SLM camp
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Sounds like bitterness to see him doing so well with you when they spent a fortune on him and he turned out not to be a machine!!!

Pat yourself on the back and enjoy every little success with him. they obviously were not able to get the poor boy to shine like you can! Good luck and well done!!!
 
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You should have just said "This horse? Are you sure? There's feck all wrong with this horse, the problem must have been with the rider because I'm having loads of fun with him."
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Cool I like that one
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arrrh take not blooming notice!

Sounds like you have done a wonderful job and NOW is the time for you to start enjoying him and gaining the benefits from all your hard work.

You know how horsey folk are, if they want to tell you about his past, so what, its now and the future what counts, besides its always interesting to know about a horses past....though sometimes its best not to know too.

As for asking how much you paid for him, well sorry but that is just dam noisey.

Don't let it get you down, be pround, enjoy him!
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i wouldn't worry about it years ago i use to show my cob, before i bought him i went and tried this bay cob near bath (who was slightly miss advertised they said he was 15.1, we measured at 14.2 but that is another story) any way they told me about a grey they had owned and how dangerous he was to handle and ride he reared napped etc (mind the cob i was trying also had a good reverse gear
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)..........back to the story 6 months later there i was sitting coming out of the collecting ring on a grey cob and i bumped into these same people and it turns out i had bought the unrideable one (by they way i had beaten her daughter)

so unless there is an underlying physical problem i believe that some rider/owner horse combinations work better than others

and yes it did bring a smile to my face
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I know how that feels, my old JA pony had been round the block a few times and was very switched off when I got her, now imagine being 10 and thinking your pony was the best thing in the world and hearing all these people tell your mum/dad that this pony was an x.y.z and did a.b.c to so and so!
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I had the last laugh in the end because after 3 years of blood,sweat, tears and patience we were unbeatable!
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Ignore them!!! If he was as 'bad' as they are making out well at least you can hold your head high and let them see what you have achieved, they obviously couldn't do it! I'd be very proud of myself if I were you. I'm in a same sort of position, I bought a project pony in Decemeber, you couldn't pick his feet out, groom him, he was a nervous wreck, he's really good with everyday stuff now but when we got round to getting on him in spring he wouldn't let anyone mount him, you couldn't stand taller than him put your hand on the saddle or anything. 6 people on the yard (that are numpties and not got a clue and I mean no idea, ) all stood there watching me and saying why the hell have you bought something like that, you shouldn't have bought him because you'll never get on him etc etc.... It really got me down because I love him to bits and know there is something there he is just really scared. I decided to get help with a local, very good, horseman, he came and was on him within 2hrs, no harsh ways, just took his time, did some parelli sort of stuff in his own way, I was gobsmaked. They all said just because he did it, doesn't mean i will, which i knew could be true, but two days later I tried and got straight on him! He is now coming on leaps and bounds, taking it slow but getting brilliant results. HaHa their faces are a picture. Yes it gets me down but at the same time it makes me more determined.
Sorry to go on but I can see where you are coming from. They are probably jealous that you have done so well with him, so keep up the good work, enjoy him and be proud!
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Well then you have done extremely well!

Just take it all as a compliment.
I'm not surprised he had a few 'issues' if he'd been passed round as often as that!
If you ask me it just shows how easily some people give in.
 
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