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Recently brought a beautiful black section c from a woman i know. She got him as a stallion he was then cut late 5 yrs old. He was sent away to be pro schooled and had hardly anything done with him since. She only rode him a handful of times in the next 5 yrs.He is 10 now. He has never been left alone, hacked alone he is scared of his own shadow and quite a strong little bugger. Since we brought him we have gone right back to basics. Lots of handling, taking for walks to get use to traffic. He is very friendly and responds well. We have just started to walk him out alone and leave him on his own for short times and have started to ride him with my cob who he looks to for reassurance. Things are going well but slow. I have been told that as he has been broken and schooled professionaly we should just get on with it ..What do you think the slow calm approach or just get on with it.... Thanks
 
if the slow calm approach is working, stick with it! he is yours, and if you have the time to do it slowly then why not? bear in mind he has done things before so he should learn/remember quickly, but he has had a break, it would be like having 5 years away from riding and then getting on a horse and being told to go xc or something! do what you feel is right, dont feel pressurised by other people, if you have the time, take it slow!
 
I agree with littlelegs, it is always better to take things slowly and do it properly than to rush it and make mistakes.
 
Thanks guys. He is coming on nicely with the slow calm approach and others on the yard have noticed how well he is doing. even the farrier (who used to do him before i owned him) has commented on his good behaviour. Just nice to get ur input.xxx
 
I have had a very similar experince with my Sec D that I have had for nearly four years now. He was cut late, broken in and then left in a field to get fat until I bought him at 6 year old. He too was frightened of his own shadow, a right drama queen, strong and very bolshy...his previous owner who had had him for only 3 months had let him get away with murder, so he knows his strength and how to get away from you when leading.
I had to start from scratch and get him used to everything even havng a rug on! He was ok to ride but very un-confident, spooky and would turn and run from things frequently.
I have taken my time with him because he does not accept change very well and gets very stressed and worked up. It took me months of patience to get him happy travelling in a trailer and many months to get him used to everything else. Last year was the first time I took him to a horsey party as I felt he was fairly ready...we did a small pleasure ride and whilst we have had some very hairy moments, I feel that the work I have put in has paid off at last because we spent all last summer doinf endurance and both enjoyed it! I had tried him at a couple the year before but he was not ready and his little head exploded with it all!
I would carry on taking your time and do things gradually, it really does not pay to rush anything. Good luck!
 
i too had a similiar experience with my sec D, he was cut/backed (- saddle plonked on him) aged 6 1/2, after spending 8mths recovering from physical abuse & malnutrition. he was then sold & turned away for a year he was very nervous and it has taken 3 years to get him really settled with me & for his riding to be better, we done very little schooling but i feel he is now ready to progress, he is still nervous but after moving yards (i kept im where he was when i brought him) in August he's been 10 times better. he'll be 11 this year & he can jump (taken V slowly), hack alone (some freak-outs but rare) and we re-broke him to drive
 
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