Stenners
Well-Known Member
Looking for advice on re-schooling my ex racer!
I've had my 4yr old ex racer for almost 8 weeks and I got him straight off the track. He's a flat racer and has never hacked or seen traffic.
When I got him I gave him a few weeks to chill out a bit. He's stabled 24/7 at the moment and goes on the walker once a day and ridden or lunged as well.
He gets turnout for around an hour every few days.
I started leading him out from another horse before I sat on him and he was chilled, no trouble at all. I then started lunging him (he's clearly never done this before!) He tends to fall in and stand and stare me on the lunge - he's much better on the left rein that the right rein. What's the best way to teach him to stay out? He's very good at voice aids and listens to these. At the moment everything is on his terms and he will stop when he wants to stop or he'll go as fast as he wants to go so trying to snap him out of that!
I've now started riding him and he's been very quiet and chilled. I have hacked him twice and we had a canter out on the track the second time (the first day we had a small canter, he was a bit strong but he stopped) and the next time he decided he'd gallop back to the stable yard - I learnt the hard way that pulling makes them go faster! I'm now wary of hacking him in case he decides to cart me home again - what's the best way to resolve this? I don't want him to learn he can do it again. I have only since just walked him around the farm but I no just school in the arena but worry he will get bored.
Regarding his schooling, he's got lovely paces, some day she can be quite lazy, he can also be pretty nappy. I want to teach him to bend properly and come onto a contact and start using his muscles- what's the best way to do this?
Someone also mentioned double line lunging - would this help? I'm worried about lunging with 2 lines just yet as often he will just come in and stand in front of me so don't want him with 2 lunge lines between his legs! Does he need to grasp normal lunging first?
He's very chilled and is great in the stable, to tie up etc. He will stand while I get on (just this weekend I got on from a block rather than a leg up).
I just worry when he takes a hold and decides to go as fast as he wants too! Hes ridden in a French link fulmer snaffle, previously I had him in a loose ring jointed snaffle.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
I've had my 4yr old ex racer for almost 8 weeks and I got him straight off the track. He's a flat racer and has never hacked or seen traffic.
When I got him I gave him a few weeks to chill out a bit. He's stabled 24/7 at the moment and goes on the walker once a day and ridden or lunged as well.
He gets turnout for around an hour every few days.
I started leading him out from another horse before I sat on him and he was chilled, no trouble at all. I then started lunging him (he's clearly never done this before!) He tends to fall in and stand and stare me on the lunge - he's much better on the left rein that the right rein. What's the best way to teach him to stay out? He's very good at voice aids and listens to these. At the moment everything is on his terms and he will stop when he wants to stop or he'll go as fast as he wants to go so trying to snap him out of that!
I've now started riding him and he's been very quiet and chilled. I have hacked him twice and we had a canter out on the track the second time (the first day we had a small canter, he was a bit strong but he stopped) and the next time he decided he'd gallop back to the stable yard - I learnt the hard way that pulling makes them go faster! I'm now wary of hacking him in case he decides to cart me home again - what's the best way to resolve this? I don't want him to learn he can do it again. I have only since just walked him around the farm but I no just school in the arena but worry he will get bored.
Regarding his schooling, he's got lovely paces, some day she can be quite lazy, he can also be pretty nappy. I want to teach him to bend properly and come onto a contact and start using his muscles- what's the best way to do this?
Someone also mentioned double line lunging - would this help? I'm worried about lunging with 2 lines just yet as often he will just come in and stand in front of me so don't want him with 2 lunge lines between his legs! Does he need to grasp normal lunging first?
He's very chilled and is great in the stable, to tie up etc. He will stand while I get on (just this weekend I got on from a block rather than a leg up).
I just worry when he takes a hold and decides to go as fast as he wants too! Hes ridden in a French link fulmer snaffle, previously I had him in a loose ring jointed snaffle.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
. I never judge - I just always try and help people. I'm in the process of finding an instructor that's experienced with them but in the meantime I was just looking for some ideas but I'll go elsewhere!
