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For the last couple of weeks when out hacking on Tess who is fantastic and will happily plod along we have managed to come across a woman on a large ISH 16hh type thing, lovely looking. However he jogs up to us, sometimes breaking into canter with his head on the side evading the bit. The woman dismisses this as “he wants to say hello" basically she steers him up our bum and Tess pulls some angry faces shakes her head etc. So I am now worried about her giving him a boot for charging into her. Normally I keep very calm and turn Tess into a drive way or nearest lane facing said Horse and he will walk away. However last week when we met him he got maybe car lengths in front before spinning and napping back to us. The woman was shaking and crying after that so I had to change me route and take her home as the horse wouldn’t stop napping and she was only making it worse. I have tried going different routes and at different times but 8/10 i will run into her as the hacking route generally is in a circle and goes past my house.

I'm not sure what to do anymore I cannot be dealing with someone else’s problems, every time i try and get Tess to walk off her horse drags up behind us again with her screaming like a banshee. I really, really just want a nice quiet plod on my girl but cannot when nannying her horse back home. WWYD? I’m fed up now. :o
 
Can you ride at a different time? Maybe go and see her and plan your ride times around each other as it doesn't sound like much fun for her either.
 
AshTay said:
Can you ride at a different time? Maybe go and see her and plan your ride times around each other as it doesn't sound like much fun for her either.
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It's difficult to with the bridal path going that way :) However I didn't think of that might pop round this weekend and see if we can sort something out. Oh i know it must be worse for her apparently he does it with nearly every horse.
 
Honestly, if it was me, I'd ask if she wants to hack together. But then, I'm fed up of hacking alone.

My horse is fab at giving other horses confidence and getting them to go in front of her. I'd work with the woman to get her horse used to leaving mine so that then if I did go a hack myself, and bumped into her, the above scenario wouldn't happen.

Not everyone will want to, or should have to deal with this though. Either do as AshTay suggests, or ignore her and continue on your way, if her horse insists on staying with yours, tell her your out for a quick hack and don't have time to take her home.

I really do feel for you as it places responsibility on your shoulders that you don't need nor want.
 
AshTay said:
Can you ride at a different time? Maybe go and see her and plan your ride times around each other as it doesn't sound like much fun for her either.
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I can see where your coming from but I wouldn't want a lady who in what you have said,clearly can't control her horse, determine when I can or cannot ride. if I were you I would say to her that her horses behaviour Is upsetting you and your horse and clearly her. I would just keep doing what your doing and carry on with your ride instead if having to Nanny her horse home, it has happened to me before and ny horse was kicked, nor in a nasty way but a your too close way. and my boy stopped and just calmed down.

at the end if the day you can't stop your horse from kicking the other horse, just as much as she obviously can't stop her horse from napping so badly. just have a quiet word and tell her that if she can't stop his behaviour, then your worried your horse night kick hers
 
fidleyspromise said:
Honestly, if it was me, I'd ask if she wants to hack together. But then, I'm fed up of hacking alone.

My horse is fab at giving other horses confidence and getting them to go in front of her. I'd work with the woman to get her horse used to leaving mine so that then if I did go a hack myself, and bumped into her, the above scenario wouldn't happen.

Not everyone will want to, or should have to deal with this though. Either do as AshTay suggests, or ignore her and continue on your way, if her horse insists on staying with yours, tell her your out for a quick hack and don't have time to take her home.

I really do feel for you as it places responsibility on your shoulders that you don't need nor want.
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It's certainly not idea as it turns Tess into a right grump afterwards, and have had our saddle scratched from him flying past and dragging the buckle of her boots down the side of Tess. Bruised leg from being squished between fence and pony as well :P

Has anyone got any ideas how if I did try hacking out wither maybe a few times how we could both work on the problem? She has told me she isn’t overly confident on him so I think he is taking the pee.
 
fidleyspromise said:
Honestly, if it was me, I'd ask if she wants to hack together. But then, I'm fed up of hacking alone.

My horse is fab at giving other horses confidence and getting them to go in front of her. I'd work with the woman to get her horse used to leaving mine so that then if I did go a hack myself, and bumped into her, the above scenario wouldn't happen.

Not everyone will want to, or should have to deal with this though. Either do as AshTay suggests, or ignore her and continue on your way, if her horse insists on staying with yours, tell her your out for a quick hack and don't have time to take her home.

I really do feel for you as it places responsibility on your shoulders that you don't need nor want.
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also agree with this ^^^^^
 
moodymare_1993 said:
I can see where your coming from but I wouldn't want a lady shift in what you have said,clearly can't control her horse, determine when I can or cannot ride. if I were you I would say to her that her horses behaviour Is upsetting you and your horse and clearly her. I would just keep doing what your doing and carry on with your ride instead if having to Nanny her horse home, it has happened to me before and ny horse was kicked, nor in a nasty way but a your too close way. and my boy stopped and just calmed down.

at the end if the day you can't stop your horse from kicking the other horse, just as much as she obviously can't stop her horse from napping so badly. just have a quiet word and tell her that if she can't stop his behaviour, then your worried your horse night kick hers
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That was the plan what you have just said, but thought it was me being nasty from some of the other comments, I don't have much patience :o i wouldn’t want to risk any damage being done to either horse and at the moment with him dancing in and out around Traffic it really isn't safe.
 
Awkward much!!!! Dont envy you but to be honest you need to say something to her before it gets even more out of control and dangerous.

She must have some guts though to keep going out alone, that or she is a bit stupid! ... I promise i wouldnt laugh if i saw her crying and her screaming like a banshee :D
 
tessybear said:
It's certainly not idea as it turns Tess into a right grump afterwards, and have had our saddle scratched from him flying past and dragging the buckle of her boots down the side of Tess. Bruised leg from being squished between fence and pony as well :P

Has anyone got any ideas how if I did try hacking out wither maybe a few times how we could both work on the problem? She has told me she isn’t overly confident on him so I think he is taking the pee.
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I would suggest you hint to her that maybe a few lessons in a school aND maybe a few hacking lessons are in order. I would never go out for a hack on a horse unless I was »confident, and like you say tessybear you want to go out on a nice hack and it sounds to me like you have said that her horse us tAking the piss
 
tessybear said:
That was the plan what you have just said, but thought it was me being nasty from some of the other comments, I don't have much patience :o i wouldn’t want to risk any damage being done to either horse and at the moment with him dancing in and out around Traffic it really isn't safe.
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exactly no one wants accidents, and its nit being nasty at all. I wouldn't Nanny a horse home unless I was going that way or they asked me and I could clearly see that it wasn't safe not too, but you've Said its not the first time. she obviously needs more lessons or a horse that she can control lol
 
Thank you for the replies, im still undecided if i should work with her incase she becomes reliant upon me to hack out then. There has been a couple of times where he has backed into cars and almost caused accidents that way, im worried about all of our safety. Then there is a local riding school down the road who take kids out on ponies and god knows what would happen if he squished them. It sounds funny the crying thing but when your there its abit like white noise :P
 
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