One Person Horse?

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sidesaddlegirl

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Sometimes if my horsey friends come over, I let them have a go on my mare. It doesn't matter if you are beginner or experienced but it's hilarious as my horse will not move unless I do! Yesterday, my friend came over to try a side saddle I'm selling. She has two horses and goes hunting but my silly mare would not move unless I did so i had to walk around the school IN FRONT of my friend so she could try my saddle, LOL. It was hilarious as my friend can ride and has ridden side saddle! I reckon if Carl Hester himself got on her, she would do the same thing. :p

Anyone else got a one person horse who will not do anything without their mum (or dad)?! :D
 
Yip.. My lad I lost in May was like that.. Purebred Cleveland Bay and fiercely loyal to me..

I had a gelding like you describe your mare above.. He used to screech if I went out of eyeshot and followed be round.. I hit a bit of a fix when lunging one day when he decided he wasn't going round anymore and wanted to talk to me instead.. I ended up jogging the movements I wanted him to do about 4 paces ahead of him and he trotted along behind, happily and in a reasonable outline.. Silly horse, another sad loss.. He was a part bred Cleveland Bay..
 
She was and still can be. ;)

I know this because I am a dreadful rider and she's a beautifuly schooled 10 yr old ex 1.40 jumper, a very sensative type of SF sportshorse who should really know better:rolleyes:.

She will now try to behave for my friend who tries to school/jump her, they do enjoy each other but she goes beautifully for me and I can't ride for s**8!.:D:D

As for anyone else trying? Well they don't:D
 
My old boy - now long gone - was devoted to me. If I was on the yard but out of sight he was like Houdini and would let himself out of wherever he was and come looking for me. YO would be running around shouting "loose horse" but no one could get hold of him till he found me and then he would happily walk next to me back to his stable,

I once brought my then boyfriend to the yard. Horse went crazy, stamping a foot at him and snorting. I should have listened to his opinion - would have saved me a lot of grief! A wise, loving old horse and still very much missed.
 
my mare is like this! if I'm poo picking she will follow me round til I'm done and if another horse dare come near she will launch at them. My friend said she's never seen a horse defend a person like this. So I pretty much have a 700 kilo body guard. I can live with that haha :)

Also if my boyfriend comes down to the yard and has a go on her ( i usually let him get on and walk her round whilst I'm putting jumps up, saves me warming up hehe) she will walk for him but no matter how much he flaps at her she won't trot cause she knows he can't ride.
 
Yes & no. After so many years my 23 yr old is undoubtedly 'mine'. She'll go the extra mile for me, is affectionate in a way she isn't with others & the rare occasions she's been scared or badly hurt its me she responds to. But anyone can do anything with her. Partly cos she's confident in herself, partly cos I have put in the work to make sure of that. Daughters pony worships her & due to a bad start at 5 is very much her pony. And does trust me too, but not on the same scale. Routine stuff she's fine with other people, but its my daughter with new stuff. However, we are constantly working to change this. Both of ours without effort would be one person horses. But sweet & gratifying as that is, I don't think its fair on the horse. Far more responsible to have, or making progress towards, a horse that can be content without you. Personally I'd feel selfish having a horse that wasn't content without me.
 
Our 2 yo colt is most definitely my daughter's horse. He adores her, as she does him.:D He will do stuff for others if he really has to but if she asks him to do anything his whole heart goes into it. He will gladly leave his freinds playing in the field to come to her and when she leaves him, calls after her till he can't see her anymore.
He's very sweet not at all like an uncut 2yo.
 
Horses which are solely or mostly ridden by just one rider will often not understand the aids from a new rider. This doesn't mean they are "loyal", or "one-person" orientated, just that they don't understand. I try very hard to train all mine so that anyone competant can ride them, this is one way of making sure the training is correct. I would be very upset with myself if I produced one that couldn't be ridden by anyone else.
 
Deseado said:
I would be very upset with myself if I produced one that couldn't be ridden by anyone else.
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Likewise. Id be very worried about mine if I felt he would be unable to get on with another rider/owner, if the worst came to the worst and he had to be sold. Id be taking steps to get him more socialised to other people.
 
I would say my boy is a bit. Originally brought for my then bf we always joked the horse liked me more! He is a bit of a nervous horse and can be difficult to handle.
I would say its taken him five years to settle. Part of this probably due to him moving stables once but still within the same yard and two major accidents one being the lose of his right eye and the second nearly losing him to an infected. Navicular bursa. Also losing my old boy which upset my mare which he is now inseparable.
He has always been better for me to handle and I put it down to him knowing my bf didn't know much about horses but I have found he will play most people up and so he is only handled by me now. Walks on a long lead to and from his field and will now come galloping up from the bottom of the field on my arrival without me even calling him.
He is a one person horse as he just wouldn't cope with lots of different people handling him! It is not ideal though as it makes going away difficult! However since are bond is closer now he is more settled and other people have handled him without issue so he is making progress!
 
Unfortunately my horse is not like that! He does listen to me and is easy to handle but seems to do it out of routine rather than he actually likes me! Haha! Once he's in the field I won't see him for dust! The other horses will come up to me but he couldn't give two hoots! Lol!
 
Deseado said:
Horses which are solely or mostly ridden by just one rider will often not understand the aids from a new rider. This doesn't mean they are "loyal", or "one-person" orientated, just that they don't understand. I try very hard to train all mine so that anyone competant can ride them, this is one way of making sure the training is correct. I would be very upset with myself if I produced one that couldn't be ridden by anyone else.
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True if you are training horses to be sold on but my horse is nearly 17 (I've had her on permanent loan since she was 13) and has a home for life with me. Funnily enough, a few people I know, including a personal friend, passed her over when they were looking for horses to buy/loan as they thought she was dangerous due to going down the road sideways with them and bucking on the spot! I like to think my horse chose "me" :)

She does listen to my beginner novice OH and bizarrely went in an outline with him and did square halts when he rode her the first time (1st time he had ever been on a horse properly!). She is a loner of the herd and grazes apart and actually likes to get away from the herd as fast as possible.
 
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