I've just bought a 5 year old 16.8 entire gelding...

If he has shoes on you need to take them off and ride him for two hours a day on gravel and concrete.

If he is barefoot then obviously he needs heartbear wedge shoes right now.
 
Well I for one think you are going about it all wrong, a horsey of this sensitivity needs to be ridden totally tackless, you need to have long hair, a cowboy hat and wear a dress longer then you are and carry a very long whip and then ride around to inspirational music , that'll do it, then post your efforts on Facebook, go on it'll be fine!
 
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Who's coming into season and has a filly foal at foot. He is out of the stallion Exterminator and by the mare Killer Queen. I bought it from a professional dealer who told me it had tanked off with every rider on their yard and dumped their best landing them in hospital. However the horse had spent 3 days with a horse psychologist , explained his issues and now is safe for the most beginneryist of beginners. When I ride him he bucked a bit and lifted his front feet off the floor quite high which I thought showed his athletic prowess and the dealer agreed... Having ridden at a riding school for 3 months I have moved to the experienced rider lesson last week and decided to take the plunge and buy my first pony...

He arrived on my diy yard 2 hours ago and I decided to take him out on a hack down the main road as its straight and I'd thought he'd like to see where he was going...he didn't seem to like the flashing lights on his bridle but I thought it was safer to put them on as it was going dark.

Anyhow I didn't enjoy the ride much as he seems to like to walk on either his front or back legs and at one point went sideways into the path of a passing ambulance... He then bolted for a few yards before I landed in a ditch and he went home without me. .. I am quite worried about him.

So I'd like your advice please do you think it's his saddle that doesn't fit properly, his teeth or do you think it's his back?


Thanks in advance popcorn for those who have got this far...







Merry Christmas one and all! May all your horsy dreams come true.
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Try some matchy matchy and bling.
 
OP, please could you PM me? I think this is a horse I once knew at a riding school, he was brilliant when I rode him, but others had difficulty.

He was sold to a forever home, but has some vet history that you need to know about, plus I can tell you how to ride him.
 
I think the last thing you need here is professional help. Too many busy bodies interfering telling you what to do. Avoid the vet, farrier, physio and saddle fitter, and don't bring him to a professional rider. They will only tell you things you don't want to hear and convince you that you are too inexperienced - you are not! You're an advanced rider now so just keep going as you are and you'll both learn together.

Don't forget to keep patting him and giving him treats when he acts funny as this will reinforce that you're a nice person and then maybe soon you'll become best friends and he will trust you.
 
I really think you should try asking on Facebook for some better advice, everyone who posts there is an expert. Hopefully someone will reply liek dis hun n help u wiv ur ponie. Honestly, don't waste your time asking vets and the like, they'll never tell you what you want to hear.
 
Now i have had time to think i may have the answer.Having looked at your super photo s/he may be unbalanced and that's why you can only see 2 legs, put double shoes (one on top of the other) on the short leg, this will balace s/he up, and when it bucks because one side is heavier with the extra shoe it will make it twist while bucking this now your riding has improved will help make you a better stickable rider. PS. just remember when it kicks out that leg can reach you better as it's 1.5 cm longer than the other back one (if there are 2 back ones.)
 
neddy man said:
Now i have had time to think i may have the answer.Having looked at your super photo s/he may be unbalanced and that's why you can only see 2 legs, put double shoes (one on top of the other) on the short leg, this will balace s/he up, and when it bucks because one side is heavier with the extra shoe it will make it twist while bucking this now your riding has improved will help make you a better stickable rider. PS. just remember when it kicks out that leg can reach you better as it's 1.5 cm longer than the other back one (if there are 2 back ones.)
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But if you look closely the bones are not joined. So there could be a health and safety issue if he was to kick out and one half of his leg was to fly off and land in a puddle, causing a huge splash, which could in turn cause a bird to fly out of a bush and cause another horse to spook throwing it's rider into a parked car, which unfortunately had the handbrake off so it rolled down the hill, on which it was parked, into the path of a cyclist, who was wearing hivis and a helmet.
 
dozzie said:
But if you look closely the bones are not joined. So there could be a health and safety issue if he was to kick out and one half of his leg was to fly off and land in a puddle, causing a huge splash, which could in turn cause a bird to fly out of a bush and cause another horse to spook throwing it's rider into a parked car, which unfortunately had the handbrake off so it rolled down the hill, on which it was parked, into the path of a cyclist, who was wearing hivis and a helmet.
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Oh for goodness sake what nonsense. When was the last time you saw a cyclist wearing proper high viz?
 
I thought your photo was poor, only showing two legs, so I have photoshopped at least one more leg on to the rearing unicorn horse.

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To be honest I don't think he looks very happy at all. I would sing to him to cheer him up, and if you are going festive with lights and tinsel then I would do Xmas carols!
 
dozzie said:
But if you look closely the bones are not joined. So there could be a health and safety issue if he was to kick out and one half of his leg was to fly off and land in a puddle, causing a huge splash, which could in turn cause a bird to fly out of a bush and cause another horse to spook throwing it's rider into a parked car, which unfortunately had the handbrake off so it rolled down the hill, on which it was parked, into the path of a cyclist, who was wearing hivis and a helmet.
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Cripes!! I think that might have been the postman... an absolute insurance nightmare. The HR department are on strike!!!
 
Red-1 said:
I thought your photo was poor, only showing two legs, so I have photoshopped at least one more leg on to the rearing unicorn horse.

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To be honest I don't think he looks very happy at all. I would sing to him to cheer him up, and if you are going festive with lights and tinsel then I would do Xmas carols!
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Aaaahhhhhhhaaaaa... that is a "levade" - completely natural and he must have come from the High School of Viennese Whirls.

(hind leg slight in the wrong place, not quite btv, could be more fdo, definitely recommend a session of L&L)
 
yeah well whatever about the cyclists I just think it's really really irresponsible to ride a horse whose legs might fly off at any moment: two or four it matters not.
 
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I haven't any photos but I think you'll agree I'm quite the artist..
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OMG. That's my horse. I lent him/her to a really nice lady for her 2 toddlers to SJ. I lost touch after the first three months. This was 9 years ago. But I love my horse so much. It didn't matter what I did she wouldn't answer her phone to me. She lives almost 20 miles away so it was impossible to drive all the way to her yard to talk to her. I wish she had told me she didn't want him/her. I love my horse so much.Then I saw on facebook that she'd sold him. But I want him back I love him/her so much. Do you have a trailer I can borrow? I can be there this Sunday morning to collect him/her. Would it be okay if I leave the trailer at my yard for you to pick up. It would have to be gone by Boxing Day because I have a new pony arriving.
 
Pah, I have never read so much rubbish. Clearly you have not had his stable Feng shui,d .Obviously his feed bowl is in an inauspicious position (and probably his water bucket). He lives in constant fear that the dragon of discontent will fly up his bum.
 
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