Molly'sMama
Well-Known Member
Had a breakthrough ride today but until now , although I've KNOWN about Molly's bad past , it became more apparent this week and realised how badly she has been hit, so wrote the person who did this an imaginary letter ...
To the person who used to beat my horse...
You may not remember,you have probably been through hundreds of horses , but you used to own a smallish , piebald mare ,with a lovely thin stripe down her nose. Remember ? Well, theyre less than horses to you I suppose .Anyway, you felt a clear need that this horse needed hitting. Dont tell me she was aggressive or rude or anything like that she was /has always been the sweetest thing.Anyway, you beat or hit or whipped this horse til she succumbed or whatever and probably forced her into a harness. You then sold her on as a confident sweet 5 year old driving pony. She was in reality a 3 and a half year old , who naturally went mental went asked to pull. Does doing that make you feel like a big person ? Shes the most willing animal ever- if you hadnt done that and asked nicely ,I bet she would have done up the buckles herself.
Anyway so the YM discovered she was a 3.5 year old and she was terrified of people. Took YM 10 months to build up a bond strong enough to begin doing groundwork/backing backing , youd already been Broken . They all then discovered how mature you were, and loving and intelligent quick to learn.
I got you on loan 10 months ago. You were then 5.5 years old and beautiful.Weve bonded and become more , I think ,, than rider&horse. I think were friends .
But 2 and a half years later , you still linger in the distance , popping up when we dont need it. We went on a hack and a man was throwing a ball for his dog about 80 metres ahead and still, she thought it meant being hit. How reinforced must that lesson have been. And others places too- Pc rallies, circling my arm in trot , she was sure I was going to whip her, and passing gloves or water bottles up. I can tap the saddle with a whip and send her from walk to canter.
But I guess the point of the post was actually You.Havent .Won.
We are stronger than ever and doing amazingly for the handicapp you've given us. We're a team and although thinking about her having to be with you makes me tear up , she'll never have to go near that again . We'll battle on with the falls and strops ,refusing to be caught and putting on weight we'll do it ....
Bring it
Xxx
(((hugs))) for getting this far,this ponio means a lot to me and it hurt today seeing her so terrified of a glove being passed up but I know we can make it
To the person who used to beat my horse...
You may not remember,you have probably been through hundreds of horses , but you used to own a smallish , piebald mare ,with a lovely thin stripe down her nose. Remember ? Well, theyre less than horses to you I suppose .Anyway, you felt a clear need that this horse needed hitting. Dont tell me she was aggressive or rude or anything like that she was /has always been the sweetest thing.Anyway, you beat or hit or whipped this horse til she succumbed or whatever and probably forced her into a harness. You then sold her on as a confident sweet 5 year old driving pony. She was in reality a 3 and a half year old , who naturally went mental went asked to pull. Does doing that make you feel like a big person ? Shes the most willing animal ever- if you hadnt done that and asked nicely ,I bet she would have done up the buckles herself.
Anyway so the YM discovered she was a 3.5 year old and she was terrified of people. Took YM 10 months to build up a bond strong enough to begin doing groundwork/backing backing , youd already been Broken . They all then discovered how mature you were, and loving and intelligent quick to learn.
I got you on loan 10 months ago. You were then 5.5 years old and beautiful.Weve bonded and become more , I think ,, than rider&horse. I think were friends .
But 2 and a half years later , you still linger in the distance , popping up when we dont need it. We went on a hack and a man was throwing a ball for his dog about 80 metres ahead and still, she thought it meant being hit. How reinforced must that lesson have been. And others places too- Pc rallies, circling my arm in trot , she was sure I was going to whip her, and passing gloves or water bottles up. I can tap the saddle with a whip and send her from walk to canter.
But I guess the point of the post was actually You.Havent .Won.
We are stronger than ever and doing amazingly for the handicapp you've given us. We're a team and although thinking about her having to be with you makes me tear up , she'll never have to go near that again . We'll battle on with the falls and strops ,refusing to be caught and putting on weight we'll do it ....
Bring it
Xxx (((hugs))) for getting this far,this ponio means a lot to me and it hurt today seeing her so terrified of a glove being passed up but I know we can make it
