LaurenBay
Well-Known Member
I hardly ever rant on this forum, so I think I have earned the right to do so now!!!
On my yard there are 7 Horses and 3 owners (Myself,YO and Man) The man has been there for around a year and half (longer then my Horse, but I was around first because I shared YO'S Horse) the man owns a poor doer, lame 19 YO WB. The man can't tell one end of a Horse from the other. He got his Horse as his girlfriend at the time had them and he wanted to be involved. They broke up, girlfriend kicked him off yard and now his with us. Myself and YO have bent over backwards to help him, from teaching him how to put a headcollar on, which rugs to use, tying up nets correctly etc etc. I have never minded helping him or giving him advice when his asked as I know if I asked him for help he would return the favor. Luckily for him, his Horse is an absolute gentlemen to handle although, is allowed to get away with eveything! but it's only little things like man will move out of his Horses way, rather then the other way round, Horse will snatch foot away, man will shrug and then will not correct the behaviour. But the Horse is never nasty, we can leave him to bring in and TO knowing that his Horse will behave. I have told him countless times that his lucky his Horse is so well behaved because the man isn't being the leader and the Horse does what he wants, his just lucky that Horse has never really treid to test him. In the field, this Horse is a nightmare! As he is dominant over my Horse, he will always try to herd her away from me. Which is annoying, but I can deal with it (Horses willl be Horses). However over the last week or so, he is getting rather rude. He has no respect for peoples space at all, I had to flick the headcollar at him yesterday to shoo him away and he didn't even flinch, he got closer. So I asked him to back up away from me, which he did, but as soon as I turn around his back in my space again! I told the man, that he needs to start doing some more groundwork with him to remind him of his manors and the importance of respecting a humans personal space.
Horse is not ridden (man doesn't know how to ride and plus he bought a lame Horse) doesn't do anything really at all, he gets brought in and groomed twice a week and thats about it. Man lets Horse away with invaiding his personal space so it isn't entirely the Horses fault!
Yesterday was the last straw, I entered the field, Horse comes trotting up to me and circling me, I moved him away from me and used the leadrope on his bum to move him on. He then starts going torwards my mare and trying to herd her. I managed to get him away from her and catch my mare. Walking back to the gate, he again gets in my space so that I am sandwhiched between the 2 Horses. I gave him a bit of a growl and give him a firm elbow on his shoulder and moved him away. 2 seconds later and his back. Get to the gate and open it, he suddenly charges at my mare, who then panicks and bolts through the gate, I lost my footing and fell over, I was dragged. Luckily I was unhurt and my mare managed not to step on me. Horse then trys to follow her and I managed to get back on my feet and shoo him away. Although it took a lot of effort and him trying to barge through me!
I rung the owner and told him that he needs to start doing more groundwork with his Horse to remind him of his manors! I said the behaviour needs to be nipped in the bud, as I do not want a repeat of this everytime I want to get my Horse in from the field. Tonight I will be taking a schooling whip down with me, If he comes to close and doesn't listen to me when I ask him to move away from me, I will use the whip on his shoulder. The owners reply.... "OK"
I also let the YO know and she told him he needs to start doing more with Horse as next time it could be worse and I was lucky to get up unhurt. He then text me to say sorry and could I show him this behaviour when I am up later.
There were 2 other Horses in the field at the time so it wasn't because the mans Horse was going to be alone, once I had taken mine out.
Why oh why do people get Horses, when they know absolutly sod all about them! They are not a small animal FGS and need to be put in their place! Letting animals walk all over you is sooner or later going to cause problems and I couldv'e been seriously hurt yesterday!
On my yard there are 7 Horses and 3 owners (Myself,YO and Man) The man has been there for around a year and half (longer then my Horse, but I was around first because I shared YO'S Horse) the man owns a poor doer, lame 19 YO WB. The man can't tell one end of a Horse from the other. He got his Horse as his girlfriend at the time had them and he wanted to be involved. They broke up, girlfriend kicked him off yard and now his with us. Myself and YO have bent over backwards to help him, from teaching him how to put a headcollar on, which rugs to use, tying up nets correctly etc etc. I have never minded helping him or giving him advice when his asked as I know if I asked him for help he would return the favor. Luckily for him, his Horse is an absolute gentlemen to handle although, is allowed to get away with eveything! but it's only little things like man will move out of his Horses way, rather then the other way round, Horse will snatch foot away, man will shrug and then will not correct the behaviour. But the Horse is never nasty, we can leave him to bring in and TO knowing that his Horse will behave. I have told him countless times that his lucky his Horse is so well behaved because the man isn't being the leader and the Horse does what he wants, his just lucky that Horse has never really treid to test him. In the field, this Horse is a nightmare! As he is dominant over my Horse, he will always try to herd her away from me. Which is annoying, but I can deal with it (Horses willl be Horses). However over the last week or so, he is getting rather rude. He has no respect for peoples space at all, I had to flick the headcollar at him yesterday to shoo him away and he didn't even flinch, he got closer. So I asked him to back up away from me, which he did, but as soon as I turn around his back in my space again! I told the man, that he needs to start doing some more groundwork with him to remind him of his manors and the importance of respecting a humans personal space.
Horse is not ridden (man doesn't know how to ride and plus he bought a lame Horse) doesn't do anything really at all, he gets brought in and groomed twice a week and thats about it. Man lets Horse away with invaiding his personal space so it isn't entirely the Horses fault!
Yesterday was the last straw, I entered the field, Horse comes trotting up to me and circling me, I moved him away from me and used the leadrope on his bum to move him on. He then starts going torwards my mare and trying to herd her. I managed to get him away from her and catch my mare. Walking back to the gate, he again gets in my space so that I am sandwhiched between the 2 Horses. I gave him a bit of a growl and give him a firm elbow on his shoulder and moved him away. 2 seconds later and his back. Get to the gate and open it, he suddenly charges at my mare, who then panicks and bolts through the gate, I lost my footing and fell over, I was dragged. Luckily I was unhurt and my mare managed not to step on me. Horse then trys to follow her and I managed to get back on my feet and shoo him away. Although it took a lot of effort and him trying to barge through me!
I rung the owner and told him that he needs to start doing more groundwork with his Horse to remind him of his manors! I said the behaviour needs to be nipped in the bud, as I do not want a repeat of this everytime I want to get my Horse in from the field. Tonight I will be taking a schooling whip down with me, If he comes to close and doesn't listen to me when I ask him to move away from me, I will use the whip on his shoulder. The owners reply.... "OK"
I also let the YO know and she told him he needs to start doing more with Horse as next time it could be worse and I was lucky to get up unhurt. He then text me to say sorry and could I show him this behaviour when I am up later.
There were 2 other Horses in the field at the time so it wasn't because the mans Horse was going to be alone, once I had taken mine out.
Why oh why do people get Horses, when they know absolutly sod all about them! They are not a small animal FGS and need to be put in their place! Letting animals walk all over you is sooner or later going to cause problems and I couldv'e been seriously hurt yesterday!