Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
Just wondering really... when you get a new horse you have 30 days to return. But a lot of times horses will be unsettled when they arrive somewhere new.
A friend bought a 'safe, suitable for novice, no vices" pony who passed a 5 stage vetting but started bucking under saddle within a week. She tried to do the right thing - did ground work, checked saddle which did not fit, bought new saddle. 6 weeks later and pony was still a nightmare but it was too late to send back. Plus old owners blocked her and refused to communicate with her which rang alarm bells. So she sent it on sales livery and it was sold but sent back within a week for bucking the new owners off too. Now being sold for a song as a project as they do not have the experience to deal with it. (Novice child, non horsey mum). Out of pocket by thousands. Not to mention the emotional upset.
So when is it right to give it time and work through issues and when should you just say 'no' immediately if things go wrong very early on? And how many horses really do lose the plot and change behaviour significantly when they move? I have always worked them from day 1 and none has ever reacted badly to that but I appreciate I may have just got lucky. Curious about other people's experiences....
A friend bought a 'safe, suitable for novice, no vices" pony who passed a 5 stage vetting but started bucking under saddle within a week. She tried to do the right thing - did ground work, checked saddle which did not fit, bought new saddle. 6 weeks later and pony was still a nightmare but it was too late to send back. Plus old owners blocked her and refused to communicate with her which rang alarm bells. So she sent it on sales livery and it was sold but sent back within a week for bucking the new owners off too. Now being sold for a song as a project as they do not have the experience to deal with it. (Novice child, non horsey mum). Out of pocket by thousands. Not to mention the emotional upset.
So when is it right to give it time and work through issues and when should you just say 'no' immediately if things go wrong very early on? And how many horses really do lose the plot and change behaviour significantly when they move? I have always worked them from day 1 and none has ever reacted badly to that but I appreciate I may have just got lucky. Curious about other people's experiences....
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