My horse has a HUGE attitude problem! HELP!!

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Rowreach said:
I am not at all comfortable with the way some of you are taking the **** out of a new poster who is very probably a child with little experience. What a welcome this thread in particular has given them :(
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Yes but who cares as long as people can have a laugh, right? I mean, a young child needing help and now being confused and hurt, maybe sitting alone in their bedroom doesn't really matter does it? Ridiculing other humans and upsetting them is only a bit of entertainment for regular posters eh? just surprised some of the other regular nasties haven't jumped on it yet, but I'm sure they will soon.
 
Astounded! I thought the op was asking for help not the lunacy that followed. I have worked with horses for over 50 years and I still come up against the problem that a horse views the world in an entirely different manner to my expectations.45 minutes trying to load ! If you think that defines a troll then YOU ARE THE AMATEUR!
 
Rowreach said:
I am not at all comfortable with the way some of you are taking the **** out of a new poster who is very probably a child with little experience. What a welcome this thread in particular has given them :(
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What Rowreach said, with a side order of wise up the lot of you.
 
Gloi said:
Yes, this is what I really hate about this forum, it is full of bullies ready to jump on anyone new. :(
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apercrumbie said:
Agreed, I actually think I was a bit harsh myself with my post and I now regret it.
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I had the temerity to laugh at a joke about crudités, I suppose I'm now lumped into the 'bully' category. However I do now feel (rightly - or wrongly?) guilty for laughing at a joke.
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Fidgety said:
I had the temerity to laugh at a joke about crudités, I suppose I'm now lumped into the 'bully' category. However I do now feel (rightly - or wrongly?) guilty for laughing at a joke.
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Perhaps you could have tried helping the OP instead?
 
Achinghips said:
Perhaps you could have tried helping the OP instead?
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And rather than coming on to this thread to attack me and others - perhaps you yourself could turn this thread around and offer a few gems from your great expertise? But no, you deem it more appropriate to have a whine at me on the OP's thread rather than help the OP yourself. Pots and kettles?
 
Fidgety said:
And rather than coming on to this thread to attack me and others - perhaps you yourself could turn this thread around and offer a few gems from your great expertise? But no, you deem it more appropriate to have a whine at me on the OP's thread rather than help the OP yourself. Pots and kettles?
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So you don't really feel guilty then?
 
Achinghips said:
So you don't really feel guilty then?
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Perhaps if you'd take the time to read, rather than automatically giving in to your usual instinctive urge to slate posters you would have read

Fidgety said:
However I do now feel (rightly - or wrongly?) guilty for laughing at a joke.
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So Achinghips, to get back to the original topic of the thread - what is your advice to the OP regarding her horse's behaviour problems? Or do you prefer to continue dragging this thread down with your crusade against other posters? Is that what they call irony?
 
I had a horse who was a thug by nature. Hours of ground work and he was educated enough he would move back from a finger pint, do lateral work in hand and even a very terrible version of a spanish walk. But his default setting was always thug. I think he was in the minority though in that he was hard wired that way. I had to have him PTS in January and despite being in terrible pain and 9/10ths lame, he still headbutted me twice when I went to put his headcollar on.

Things that helped me were a Monty Roberts Dually. He responded very well to this. He went from not loading to walking on confidently. I also had to be quite hard on him. No leeway ever!

By 6yrs old he was growing up and much better. He still had to be kept on top of regularly though. When he was in regular and consistent work he was a different horse. He still had an enormous sense of humor and could assess a situation/person in a nano second!

Could you book a lesson with your trainer and work on loading and groundwork?
 
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Achinghips said:
Yes but who cares as long as people can have a laugh, right? I mean, a young child needing help and now being confused and hurt, maybe sitting alone in their bedroom doesn't really matter does it? Ridiculing other humans and upsetting them is only a bit of entertainment for regular posters eh? just surprised some of the other regular nasties haven't jumped on it yet, but I'm sure they will soon.
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The 'child' you imagine sitting alone in her bedroom owns an ISH mare and this bolshy horse and has a decent trainer who competes at a good level.

She made a post about keeping a whip in a stable to beat a horse with.

To an extent, the result was predictable and maybe you should have stepped in with some advice for her earlier?

OP, get a groundwork trainer to help you. Some horses can be very dominant and need very consistent and firm handling. But a whip in the stable is not the answer.
 
Where have I slated you fidgety, I've offered you advice to help you with your guilty feelings.

Eta ... I find it admirable to see you have a conscience
 
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Ybcm, I only saw this thread recently when I saw her question about how to close a post as she is obviously hurt, I gave her some advice on that post. I think she is young and inexperienced. I don't think she said she beat her horse anywhere ..... I see the whip as an extension of my arm.
 
Leo Walker said:
I had a horse who was a thug by nature. Hours of ground work and he was educated enough he would move back from a finger pint, do lateral work in hand and even a very terrible version of a spanish walk. But his default setting was always thug. I think he was in the minority though in that he was hard wired that way. I had to have him PTS in January and despite being in terrible pain and 9/10ths lame, he still headbutted me twice when I went to put his headcollar on.

Things that helped me were a Monty Roberts Dually. He responded very well to this. He went from not loading to walking on confidently. I also had to be quite hard on him. No leeway ever!

By 6yrs old he was growing up and much better. He still had to be kept on top of regularly though. When he was in regular and consistent work he was a different horse. He still had an enormous sense of humor and could assess a situation/person in a nano second!

Could you book a lesson with your trainer and work on loading and groundwork?
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This is excellent advice.
 
Achinghips said:
Where have I slated you fidgety, I've offered you advice to help you with your guilty feelings.

Eta ... I find it admirable to see you have a conscience
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Still no useful advice from you for the OP I see?

I'd love to indulge you further regarding your snippy retorts Achinghips, however there is a beautiful day to be enjoyed and playing with you is low priority for me - why not let some of the warm sunshine reach your poor aching joints rather than letting your pain cause you to behave in a similar way to those forum bullies you keep decrying?
 
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mle22 said:
Grow up fidgety!
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Why - because I'm defending myself against being singled out for attack on this thread - especially as I was one of only two people who had later expressed regret at their response on this thread? How bizarre. But then, I suppose it's always easier to target somebody who has shown some form of weakness, even if that weakness is regret, rather than somebody who could be perceived to be a 'stronger' opponent. I'm sure there's a word that describes that type of behaviour...
 
Rowreach said:
I am not at all comfortable with the way some of you are taking the **** out of a new poster who is very probably a child with little experience. What a welcome this thread in particular has given them :(
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Thank you for this. I am new to this forum, and just needed help, not for people I tell me to shoot my horse!
 
Can we all just stop posting on here now as I've had some lovely people give me advise along with a load of other People giveing me "advice" such as to shoot my horse...

I'd appreciate it if we all just left this now and I am still looking into how to close/lock this thread.
 
mgk_eventing said:
Thank you for this. I am new to this forum, and just needed help, not for people I tell me to shoot my horse!
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No problem, I hope in amongst it all you got some helpful advice - there are plenty of people with masses of experience who are happy to help.

As for this thread, you probably won't be able to get it locked so just walk away from it and don't be tempted to look :)

I hope you stick around and enjoy the forum more in the future.
 
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