[RC] Help for "Un-ridable" Horse - patti loucks
Hi Tamara,
you say this horse has thrown off his riders.How exactly does he do this? is
he bucking? shying? stopping short? I'm assuming you have checked saddle fit
and all other tack. did the riders do something that would remind this horse
of his previous owner/rider,causing this behaviour? I would suggest lounging
this horse at the trot and look for any signs of stiffness or sorness(could
be a sore back,hip,stifle etc...i like to elimanate any medical or tack
problems and then start with re-training.sure hope you find and fix the
problem.Good luck
Patti
From: Tamara Taylor <tam319@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC] Help for "Un-ridable" Horse
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:44:35 -0600 (CST)
Hello RC,
This past May we bought a 6 year old unregistered Arab gelding from an
auction
for $500. He's got a nice temperment, seems affectionate and personable on
the
ground. Sound, healthy, fairly decent conformation and great feet. I think
he
was a "steal of a deal".
He has a very hard mouth and I suspect whoever trained him used a harsh bit
with harsh hands. I've been schooling him in the arena in a snaffle bit and
it
seems to be improving. He also has 'dead sides'. You can squeeze til you
are
blue in the face but he will not go any faster. He is not at all sensitive
to a
crop (I haven't 'whacked' him hard though). He is 'broke' but not trained
to
the aids whatsoever.
The problem is that he's thrown my Dad off twice and my friend baled off of
him
tonight. Each situation was different. Twice it was out on the trail and
today
it was in an indoor arena. Each time it happens at the trot - he goes
faster
and faster until he gets out of control. My friend is my no means an
inexperienced rider. He has never once got out of control with me or
offered to
throw me off. Any suggestions at all? I don't feel safe letting anyone else
ride him and I'm not sure where to go from here. Is there anyway I can
trust
this horse in the future for endurance or to sell him?
Tamara
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