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white bryony
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 Posted - 30 Jun 2008 : 4:00:09 PM
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It happened to me when my old TB was about 6/7, would not stop rearing but would then plunge forward and would leap around all over the place, this was our first show together, I had been told from person I got her from she had been to a show before! certan.y didnt feel that way.
She did get better with more work at home first.
Dont feel too bad, |
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nikki
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Posted - 30 Jun 2008 : 4:22:10 PM
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one thing you need with horses is a sense of humor-sorry but can't help but laugh at some of the stories!
i've always been shown up by my arabs in one way or another!
carla-love the bondage story!lol
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ella
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Posted - 30 Jun 2008 : 5:58:03 PM
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Aww Kelly, don't be despondant, there's nothing wrong with Jack that you can't sort once we get YOUR confidence boosted.
The type of extrovert he is will remain his personality forever right into his old age & will not magically alter due to age, only due to experience.
It speaks volumes I'm afraid that once worried at the show he turned to a random grey pony as the most stable leader. He must have been v v "right-brained" to be so reactive to raindrops & passing cars, & when he's like this you've gotta have a "lets get busy" attitude - worse thing you can do is try to restrain him or soothe him.
I know that's really hard when you're tense & worried & you can certainly get him doing loads of exercises from the ground if you are worried in the saddle.
I've definitely been there - once rode screaming Taz around for over 1hr at Raikes Hall before giving up & going home :-0
Then I eventually learned how to get his respect & give him confidence in those tricky situations & ended up with the enviable Super-T.
Do you wanna do a ground work day? I'll fetch him to my place so there's lots of new challenges for him? See if you can both copy Arro?
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pams arab
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Posted - 01 Jul 2008 : 10:07:27 AM
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Hi Kelly,
About a month ago i took my 2yr old colt to his first local show (and my first in about 7yrs) traveled like a dream, got their put on his show halter and proceeded to the ring it was horrible weather rain and winds that kept blowing the portaloo's over  when waiting outside the ring he was scoffing the grass happy and content when for some unknown reason he spooked and threw his head up to my horror the chin chain broke and the whole halter came off, he thought that was fantastic  strutted off and was all over a 16hh mare who to be fair was very behaved considering.
When the nightmare finally ended and we got a head collar on him i was allowed to show him in in that, but the event before hand only lead to him being sooo hyped that he was rearing up all the way round and didn't give a damm about me on the receiving end, i hated every minute of it and my OH was stood outside horrified and was franticly giving the hand gesture to get the hell out!
Couldn't wait to get him home i was so upset and put off that still to this day am dreading taking him to another mainly because i have a fear of chin chains now.
Sorry for the long post but i'm trying to say that we are out there, others that have experienced the same, it's just that at the time you feel like your the only one. He also has a total lack of respect for me even though we have a bond but i am now doing ground work to build on our relationship (it's not until things like that when you realize that there's a problem)
Great to here others storys!
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Kelly
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Posted - 01 Jul 2008 : 10:08:01 AM
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Hi again guys, a cheerier Kelly here!
I am NOT giving up 
We had a schooling session in the field yesterday (the only thing that stopped me going on a nice strenuous ride in a headcollar was the fact that I found my parelli halter and realised I didn't have time for actual ride).
We had a nice scratching session first, then did some groundwork, then I got on. He wasn't overly impressed (everyone else was dozing in their stables), but I persevered and ended up getting some really quite nice and soft work, including a lovely canter transition (which we haven't really got as far as yet, still working on walk and trot). Then a bit of warming down and he's starting to listen to weight, seat and leg aids much more.
Then I had to wash the poor boys heels - he has developed something akin to mud fever in the last few days - which he doesn't get in winter, so it might be something to do with photosensitivity - been reading the threads. Lots of scabs on both white heels, and also on his pink nose. I washed them with medicated shampoo, dried them well and slathered them in nappy cream - nose too(seems to have the same ingredients as sudocream, but cheaper!). And they seem a little better this morning, and he was more respectful.
Alison, I would LOVE to - I'll text you. Thank you so very much. |
Kelly
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Kelly
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Posted - 01 Jul 2008 : 10:10:42 AM
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Pam, thank you for your reply, it is very reassuring to know we're not the only ones!
Strangely, I took Jack to the same show when he was 3 1/2. He was IMPECCABLY behaved, wasn't worked up, completely relaxed, didn't put a foot wrong, got some lovely comments from the judges about his behaviour, and we got reserve in hand champion .
Not now....! |
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karitaz
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England
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Posted - 01 Jul 2008 : 3:04:03 PM
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Another one here who knows how you feel - sometimes you think what have I done to deserve this (and what must everyone else think)
Taher has always been a sensitive type but I have a brilliant relationship with him he's a joy to own and handle and at home he always wants to be with me doing things, comes charging over as soon as he sees me (without running me over), works beautifully in the school, is lively but great fun to hack and is generally keen to please. This often goes for shows too - he always travels well and he can be lovely to show both in hand and ridden despite being a big show off . But occassionally something upsets him and he becomes a screaming bucking wild thing (although fully controllable)... sometimes it's when we take another horse and he's fine when they're around and screams like a mad thing when they're taken away... sometimes something spooks him and he won't settle again... and not long ago at a show he stood in a collecting ring (in hand) bucking and kicking making everyone give a very wide berth just because he needed a wee and was too wound up to go - and once he finally did go he stopped kicking and relaxed - now what on earth can you do about that?!!
The upshot is the majority of us have bad days with the little darlings and you often can't predict what might set them off but just persevere - the good days make up for it |
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