hobbit
Well-Known Member
I've had my horse almost 12 months, and although it's taken a long while for me to build bond with him, I love him to bits now.
I've learnt not to judge horse by it's cover...I had a perfect school master on loan for 2 years, and it broke my heart when owner wanted him back...but everyone pushed me to buy a horse, to keep me going and not get disheartened etc...but went to see this pny - Tyzer, and had him on trial for 2 weeks...hated him...he was a plod. Just wasn't my loan horse!! Anyway, I bought him...
At first I called him a Trekker, and really couldn't gel...now I use that affectionately as his nickname
But he's by far a trekker now!!
He's gone from a no muscled, no weight, ploddy horse who could barely trot in the school let alone canter...to quite a fiery, excitable pony that loves to jump etc...
Now I'm going to sound like nothings right lol...I love that he finds things excting, he's an honest little jumper, and he loves it.
But cantering out in company is starting to make me nervous...when we start cantering he'll throw his head high, then lurch forward...that doesn't normally bother me, but he's recently started bucking when cantering out now due to excitement (but, the horses were good, and when I called for friend to stop, both horses stopped mid gallop).
The problem is his bucks really unseat me, so after him throwing his head up and lurching forward, him adding a buck after just unbalances me. And he's the type that gets nervous if rider is unbalanced and has been known to bolt.
The thing is, he's a fit pony, went hunting over winter, did fun rides all last summer etc...but I've been so busy with work I have barely ridden him more than 2 times a week! So I can't blame him for being excited...he's stabled atm. I'm hoping that when they are turned out 24/7 that he calms down, and I'm trying to find a sharer so he gets ridden everyday.
Anyway, went for a hack yesterday, and as there were 4 of us I felt more nervous to canter in company...he was already jiggying in trot, and I felt so bad being the one that said "I don't feel safe cantering", when everyone else wanted to canter...anyway, we split up, and cantered 2 at a time...and we had a nice calm canter (had 2 canters, slightly up hill), with no bucks.
I don't think he's really ever going to stop his head throwing up and lurching forward in canter (he only does it when cantering out in company), he also wears martingale and sometimes a flash. But how can I keep my confidence with cantering out in company?
I've learnt not to judge horse by it's cover...I had a perfect school master on loan for 2 years, and it broke my heart when owner wanted him back...but everyone pushed me to buy a horse, to keep me going and not get disheartened etc...but went to see this pny - Tyzer, and had him on trial for 2 weeks...hated him...he was a plod. Just wasn't my loan horse!! Anyway, I bought him...
At first I called him a Trekker, and really couldn't gel...now I use that affectionately as his nickname
But he's by far a trekker now!!
He's gone from a no muscled, no weight, ploddy horse who could barely trot in the school let alone canter...to quite a fiery, excitable pony that loves to jump etc...
Now I'm going to sound like nothings right lol...I love that he finds things excting, he's an honest little jumper, and he loves it.
But cantering out in company is starting to make me nervous...when we start cantering he'll throw his head high, then lurch forward...that doesn't normally bother me, but he's recently started bucking when cantering out now due to excitement (but, the horses were good, and when I called for friend to stop, both horses stopped mid gallop).
The problem is his bucks really unseat me, so after him throwing his head up and lurching forward, him adding a buck after just unbalances me. And he's the type that gets nervous if rider is unbalanced and has been known to bolt.
The thing is, he's a fit pony, went hunting over winter, did fun rides all last summer etc...but I've been so busy with work I have barely ridden him more than 2 times a week! So I can't blame him for being excited...he's stabled atm. I'm hoping that when they are turned out 24/7 that he calms down, and I'm trying to find a sharer so he gets ridden everyday.
Anyway, went for a hack yesterday, and as there were 4 of us I felt more nervous to canter in company...he was already jiggying in trot, and I felt so bad being the one that said "I don't feel safe cantering", when everyone else wanted to canter...anyway, we split up, and cantered 2 at a time...and we had a nice calm canter (had 2 canters, slightly up hill), with no bucks.
I don't think he's really ever going to stop his head throwing up and lurching forward in canter (he only does it when cantering out in company), he also wears martingale and sometimes a flash. But how can I keep my confidence with cantering out in company?