We've hit the terrible twos help needed

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welshied

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My 2 year old has just started being bargy and throwing his weight around and he is very chunky for a 2 year old any advice? I was thinking of getting a Dually halter for him opinions?
He is fine when being led from one place to another its just when hes in stable, I was thinking i should maybe show him in a inhand bridle rather that rope halter what do you think?
(he is gelded)
 
I did with my Welsh D when he was a youngster. I know it is probably not quite correct after they have been cut, but I was taking him out more for the experience than anything and thought it was a better to be in control of my excited two year old!!

I found time, patience and a kind but firm hand more use than any gadgets when it came to stable manners etc.. but I had had him from a foal so he had a reasonable amount of respect for me anyway. What is he? Have you had him long?
 
He is a welsh d i have had him since him since november and he always had good stable manners and hes not been allowed to get away with anything he just seems to be throwing his weight around now as he gets bigger.
What bit did you use to show yours in?
 
just a plain straight rubber bit, it was just enough to remind him that I was there!!

I think it is a bit of a welsh youngster thing, am possibly going to get shot down in flames for saying this, but especially if they have come from serious welsh cob people as a lot of them have a tendancy to hype them up to show off their paces!!

He grew out of it fairly quick though, and now is safely handled (with supervison!) by my six year old son, and is always the one I trust most with novice helpers etc..
 
Dog chain - threaded through headcollar under the chin and attached to rope - give a good hard tug - will soon get the message - £2 and the best controller you can buy.

Time to start working him - get the brain thinking - basic in hand manners, backing up, turning, walking, trotting, standing. Can start wearing tack, long reining and lot of getting used to bags, things on floor, poles, etc.

Finally my chap started this at 18 months - very chunky gypsy cob. I called in a very knowledgable instructor used to dealing with this - I had option of couple of weeks or 10 mins to sort him - went for 10 mins which involved the first time he attempted to squash said instructor against the wall, his backside meeting Mr Sticky - never done it since.

Sounds like mine, ready to start work, bored and needed boundaries set now before he turned into a monster. From 18 months he has had 4 sessions a week, starting at 5 mins and building up. I now have a very nice well mannered 5 year old (as long as I don't leave him in the field for more than a few days without work).
 
I am so glad you said that!! They do seem to come back down to earth reasonably quickly and then start to have a more relaxed outlook on everything.

The chap I got mine from used to go in his stable with a stick to make him go to the back, (Not to hit him with!) and then let the horse turn himself inside out while his whole bucket of hard feed was poured into his manger!!

Our first few shows were a fairly hair-raising experience though.....
 
Well my 2yrd old Welsh D is a bugger!!!

He tries to barge me all the time and is a horror!

Having said that, out on the roads he is perfect and very sensible and at shows he's very mannerly!

I just think they are taxing their brain and finding mischeif at this age.
 
I might send him off for soemone to start him off lungeing and longreining as want it doing properly lol
 
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