sally87
Well-Known Member
My new horse has been with me a week and a half now & I have ridden him regularly in the last week (just had Monday off because of the awful weather!) Have done hacking & played in the school a couple of times. On hacks he has been good but a forward walk but i dont like dawdlers!
But then today he was really rushing home which annoyed me so i kept making him stop & wait. i think i upset him because he got annoyed about having to wait & stomped about then started some mini rears. nothing nasty or dangerous, just lifting his front feet a bit. I kept at it though & didnt give in. I kept asking him to walk at my speed & stop if he tried to rush. However once we were back onto the road it was as if a switch had flicked & he was back to the sane sensible cob that i bought & we had a quiet walk home.
His old owner says he has never done this before & its completely unlike him. It only started half way round & settled once we were back on the road so if he was in pain then i think the behaviour would have been throughout the ride. I thought he was probably a bit scared of the 50mph+ winds that were shaking the leaves & the wind did get up more when he started the behaviour. I also thought maybe he was "testing" me as his new rider to see what he can get away with.
Do you think i passed his test? What do you think I could have done differently. I am just hoping that it was the wind that upset him & my sensible cob is back soon! If that is the case think I will just stick to the school on windy days
Thanks
Sally
But then today he was really rushing home which annoyed me so i kept making him stop & wait. i think i upset him because he got annoyed about having to wait & stomped about then started some mini rears. nothing nasty or dangerous, just lifting his front feet a bit. I kept at it though & didnt give in. I kept asking him to walk at my speed & stop if he tried to rush. However once we were back onto the road it was as if a switch had flicked & he was back to the sane sensible cob that i bought & we had a quiet walk home.
His old owner says he has never done this before & its completely unlike him. It only started half way round & settled once we were back on the road so if he was in pain then i think the behaviour would have been throughout the ride. I thought he was probably a bit scared of the 50mph+ winds that were shaking the leaves & the wind did get up more when he started the behaviour. I also thought maybe he was "testing" me as his new rider to see what he can get away with.
Do you think i passed his test? What do you think I could have done differently. I am just hoping that it was the wind that upset him & my sensible cob is back soon! If that is the case think I will just stick to the school on windy days
Thanks
Sally
