thehorses2013
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Ive recently taken a Dartmoor x out on loan for my 6 yr old, my yard friend thinks hes a Dartmoor x New forest which hes looks a spit of one, the lady i have loaned him off says hes cross with a Cob but i dont think so anyway ive had him for 2 weeks first few days he was good little bit nervous but i new that beforehand & 1 to 1 can easy solve this, problem is when i took him on loan i new the pony anyway as my daughter had ridden him a few times & i had walked him up the road once that it! But it is my friends pony who had been out on loan previous to someone else she said yep hes fine blah blah blah! & i believed her, Well like i said first 4 days he was fine but a little nervous since then everytime my children walk into the field ears back turns his bum & kicks, he had my 8 yr old againest the stable door too, chases off my gelding when i get there, he was fighting with me with his feet but gave in now i saw this last week im very wary myself, im not scared of him just unsure, my yard friends says its unsaual for a Dartmoor to do this is this correct?, My feed scoop is one of those plastic 50p 1 litre smartprice from tesco, asda etc.. Im feeding him 1 jug sugarbeet & 2 large handfuls of honeychop for breakfast & dinner so ie twice daily, a hay net in the evening & lots nice grass, I have to feed him morning & night as mine needs feeding twice a day, the stables are next to each other in the field so i cant see a way of cutting down his feed is it is this?? Also he is terrfied of his saddle, nummnah etc so think he has been forced to break in, appartly learning from someone else he like to buck everyone off not yet my daughter, Any advice,
My children shouldnt be scared to go ir own field because of this, previous owner just tells me to shout no when he does it or hit him on the bump ive done both nothings working & dont want to leave it too late before someone get hurts
Thanks in advance
My children shouldnt be scared to go ir own field because of this, previous owner just tells me to shout no when he does it or hit him on the bump ive done both nothings working & dont want to leave it too late before someone get hurts
Thanks in advance