Crazylittlemaisey
Well-Known Member
Im considering having to sell my mare who I bought in June as shes proving to be a) not as advertised and b) very reactive around her back end.
Shes just fly bucked at two cars driving up behind her and she doesnt mess about with little kicks, shes got very long legs!! Shes also gone up once when I was trying to get her to walk sensibly with a land rover behind her. I excused this one as she had just walked under a motorway bridge and the landrover cane up behind with a row of lights on. But the kicking out at cars is an escalated version of what shes been doing. Shes always been reactive to cars but this is a new level and Ive managed it by turning her to face the car to see it go by.
I cant hack out or school without going on the road and she wont load into my trailer (which I was assured she did).
I blanked on being able to get her out and about to progress her training etc. Ive had a Kelly Marks NH person out for the loading and whilst we got her in the trailer, doing the breaching bar up is frankly dangerous as she reversed out fast. I plan to do more work with this in the spring.
Shes young, shes 5 so I dont know what peoples successes are in changing how a horse is. I feel totally out of my depth tbh. Instinct says sell her but who to?! I dont think Ill ever trust her.
So - have you dealt with a horse thats reactive to that extreme with success? Do horses come back from that?
Feeling so very deflated
Shes just fly bucked at two cars driving up behind her and she doesnt mess about with little kicks, shes got very long legs!! Shes also gone up once when I was trying to get her to walk sensibly with a land rover behind her. I excused this one as she had just walked under a motorway bridge and the landrover cane up behind with a row of lights on. But the kicking out at cars is an escalated version of what shes been doing. Shes always been reactive to cars but this is a new level and Ive managed it by turning her to face the car to see it go by.
I cant hack out or school without going on the road and she wont load into my trailer (which I was assured she did).
I blanked on being able to get her out and about to progress her training etc. Ive had a Kelly Marks NH person out for the loading and whilst we got her in the trailer, doing the breaching bar up is frankly dangerous as she reversed out fast. I plan to do more work with this in the spring.
Shes young, shes 5 so I dont know what peoples successes are in changing how a horse is. I feel totally out of my depth tbh. Instinct says sell her but who to?! I dont think Ill ever trust her.
So - have you dealt with a horse thats reactive to that extreme with success? Do horses come back from that?
Feeling so very deflated