Gypley
Well-Known Member
I've had my 2year old for about three weeks now. Prior to me, his old owner had him turned out in a field and he was lucky to get an ' aww, good pony' pat on her way past the field.
Consiquently he has very little in the manners department. He's not naughty or nasty in any way. There is not a bad bone in his body.
The problem is, he's just so damn big!(already pushing 16hh at 27months) he forgets that the end of his legs are great big dinner plates, and they blinking hurt when they land on top of your boots! He forgets that when he turns around, he should allow enough room so as not to catapult me across the field ... The list goes on.
Is this something he will learn with time and guidance? Or should I be being more assertive now? I find it hard to get the balance between not telling him off (because at the end of the day he doesn't mean it, he's just a baby) and not letting him get away with it.
Consiquently he has very little in the manners department. He's not naughty or nasty in any way. There is not a bad bone in his body.
The problem is, he's just so damn big!(already pushing 16hh at 27months) he forgets that the end of his legs are great big dinner plates, and they blinking hurt when they land on top of your boots! He forgets that when he turns around, he should allow enough room so as not to catapult me across the field ... The list goes on.
Is this something he will learn with time and guidance? Or should I be being more assertive now? I find it hard to get the balance between not telling him off (because at the end of the day he doesn't mean it, he's just a baby) and not letting him get away with it.