She just laughs. . .and its dangerous

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Flint12

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Not my horse i will just say. . .

A friend of mine has got a 5 year old.. .He is most of the time pretty chilled. . .

The girl who owns him has only ever riden in a riding school and went into buying this horse blinded. . .the horse is very green and has not done anything

I was just talking to her and i asked her how her horse was. . .she said not so good he rears with me and naps on roads. . .have come of nearly every time i ride him out on the roads. . .

I have told her she should hack with someone else. . .but she wont listen. . .she then says that she cant school him either because he gets bored. . .i think its because she only jumps him. . .but she will not listen to any advise i have given her. .

I have got a five year old and he is a very different horse to the one in question but i knew by taking him on i would need a hell of alot of help. . she wont accept any. . .

All she does when she talks about him is be totally negative about him and then she laughs when he chucks her of. . . Its getting to the point that it is dangerous. . .she is going to end up really hurting herself or her horse on the road. . .

Bit of a rant really but she has just annoyed me as she always moans about her horse and everything thats wrong but wont EVER take advise or have help!!


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I agree with AmyMay, but it might be worth pointing out to your friend that should the animal injure a third party or damage their property that as she has made it clear that she is aware of this behaviour, she will be liable for any damages claims.
 
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I suspect it's not as bad as she makes out - probably makes her feel 'big' to exaggerate......

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Totally agree, would she want to keep him and keep riding him if he was that much of a death trap....then again there is some
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people in this world...so dont answer that one lol
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Well theres another point. . .they can only just afford this horse. . .which means. . .he ISNT insured. . .

She probably is exxaggerating but. . .i wouldnt put it past the horse at all to push this girl
 
Some people react badly to being given advice when they haven't sought any. If things are really bad & she asks then offer help but many people find it annoying to be given unsolicited advice, even if they need it.
 
oow heck
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on a serious note, lets hope she doesnt need the vet, or it doesnt jump on someone's car etc otherwise she will be in pickle if she's not got a lot of spare cash floating about.
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I would have to agree with the exaggeration things. George used to be very nappy out riding and in the school, but I've come off him 4 times in 6 years and none of those times have been on a hack - they are generally refusals at jumps!

I would suggest to your friend that she has further lessons before hacking him out if she really is falling off all the time: this will be to benefit both her balance and his obedience.

The horse probably is pushing the girl... and if she really can't control him at least enough to be able to stay on him, then she needs to do something about it. I'd not have dreamt of taking G out on the lanes if I though I couldn't control his behaviour or stay in the saddle. Of course you can't always avoid coming off, but to say you come off most of the time on hacks and laugh about it, is IMHO, wreckless!
 
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