need help with my new 13 yo

[caz1982]

hi,
I've just started back into riding again after 18 years!!
I'm 32 now I've totally lost all confidence in riding an to be honest remember nothing!!! I've just bought a 13 year old he's 16" 2 and and scared to death of him! (Not his fault tho) he seems a quiet lad, tho a bit ignorant with his head while riding and being led, also while he in lessons with me he refuses to stop and wait. other than that hes a gentleman.
I only had him 3 days an he started to limp on back leg. I since then got him shod, the limping on back has stopped but now I notice since getting his new shoes he is now very forward going, he is tripping constantly. I didn't notice this before as i was taking him very easy due to back leg. I already feel the need to make a will everyday i take him out!! my confidence is at zero and his tripping is making it worse Me and him are currently just walking and trotting and the ground is just sand. Has any one any ideas what might be causing him to trip? I want to do what i can to make life easy for both me and him.

 

[brighteyes]

Get some professional help, quickly.

 

[Littlelegs]

Ditto. Get a vet to come & see what's wrong with his back leg & why he's tripping. And find a yard with experienced staff & manager. You shouldn't have been riding him when he was 'limping', & if you lack the experience/ common sense to know that then you need to be on a yard that can guide you.

 

[hoggedmane]

Where did you buy him?

 

[Elsiecat]

Get a vet out for the leg and don't ride him again until its been seen to.

Are you at a yard with more confident people? Get some help from them. If not, I'd be looking at moving to one, you could do with the support

 

[tafyx]

get a good instructor to come and assess you both!

 

[brighteyes]

Where has the OP gone - sometimes you just flipping wonder, don't you?

 

[Elsiecat]

Where has the OP gone - sometimes you just flipping wonder, don't you?

Maybe they wanted a fairy with a wand and we didn't provide in time

 

[TicTac]

Where has the OP gone - sometimes you just flipping wonder, don't you?

Hmm I sometimes wonder about posts like this from ' newbies' that seem to be a little bit ' odd ' shall we say.

But I'm willing to be proved wrong!

 

[Oldenburg27]

Like Brighteyes said get some professional help, could be his feets causing him to trip, but would get the vet out t check him. Did you have him Vetted??

 

[tafyx]

Where has the OP gone - sometimes you just flipping wonder, don't you?

sorry, being a dumb ass, what does op stand for? not upto speed with all abreviations etc.

 

[Mince Pie]

OP - Original Poster

 

[scheherazade]

sorry, being a dumb ass, what does op stand for? not upto speed with all abreviations etc.

Hi Tafyx. OP is original poster - person who started the thread

 

[AmyMay]

Where has the OP gone - sometimes you just flipping wonder, don't you?

Indeed

 

[asommerville]

give me a t...give me an r.......need i continue?

 

[AmyMay]

give me a t...give me an r.......need i continue?

Give me an O, give me an L...........

 

[tafyx]

Hi Tafyx. OP is original poster - person who started the thread

thanks for that, will get the hang of it. it took me ages to work out what lol meant when i first started texting, my son is very ashamed!

 

[scheherazade]

thanks for that, will get the hang of it. it took me ages to work out what lol meant when i first started texting, my son is very ashamed!

Don't worry, my seven year old has taken to rolling her eyes and say "give it here mummy" when I try to put new contacts in my phone!

 

[caz1982]

i dont be on here till kiddies in bed sorry, no he was not vetted, the yard i took him to i assumed it was ok! He was bought from a private dealer

 

[Auslander]

thanks for that, will get the hang of it. it took me ages to work out what lol meant when i first started texting, my son is very ashamed!

You're in good company - David Cameron had the same problem.

 

[martlin]

i dont be on here till kiddies in bed sorry, no he was not vetted, the yard i took him to i assumed it was ok! He was bought from a private dealer

Was the private dealer sitting on a soft rock in sunny shade, perhaps?

 

[brighteyes]

Nope, just had binoculars.

 

[Ladyinred]

Was the private dealer sitting on a soft rock in sunny shade, perhaps?

Think oxymorons might be a bit beyond the understanding

 

[Miss L Toe]

Send him back to the private dealer and go and get riding lessons.

 

[AmyMay]

What does your vet think is wrong with the horse OP?