Hi
I was asked to give an update on the mare I was going to start working on, well here it is.
she is one of the most stubbern horses I have ever known!
it took me nearly 45 minutes to get her up to the round pen. It took 15 minutes to get her out of her paddock, and another 15 minutes to get to the road that in reaity if she had just walked it would only have taken 2-3 minutes! and in the end I didnt even get her to the round pen just the run infront of it.
So I definatly have my hands full.
Hope the update is ok, anymore suggestions would be great.
HorseCrazy
Hi HorseCrazy!
I have never heard of somebody having so many problems with his horse leading them out of the paddock and into the arena. Amazing! Unfortunately I haven't read your last comment on this mare, so I do not know anything about her and the problems you are having. So, maybe some questions can help you:
1. Can't you lead her? Maybe you should start working her with the Dually Halter first.
2. Does she suspend in walking, so that you can only lead her further in a direction she wants to go? In this case i would advise you to watch the series of "Walter won't go forward".
Because I do not know anything about you both as I mentioned before, I can only ask some questions that MIGHT possibly help you.
Please comment about how you are going on!
Hope you will be successful.
Yours Jasmin from Hamburg, Germany
Hi Horse crazy. How big is your paddock? and are there any other horses in the paddock? Does this horse have sore feet or any other issues to rule out first. Is she buddy sour?
If you have never done a join up before try with a more agreeable horse to get a sense of what to look for(following Monty's lessons).
If your horse is in a reasonable sized paddock and you can get her alone in the paddock, use the paddock as your round pen to do join up. Just some suggestions and questions to consider.
When I have difficulty moving a horse it is usually one of the reasons above. I have also done join up in a one acre or so turn out with a horse that didn't want to be caught and brought. First lesson I learned, don't take it personally.
Good luck and keep us posted please
Hi
you should find my first post on the mare under "Plodder"
she has a fairly big paddock. She has no hwalth or hoof problems. she shares this paddock with her year and a half year old foal and about 5 other mares and their year and a half old foals. I will not be abe to post much in the next week as I will be doind alot f work with her and some other horses, bu I will put an update on how it goes.
So will see how it goes, thanks for the help both of you .
HorseCrazy
have you tried taking another horse with her. Perhaps she is just relunctant to leave her foal and her buddies. Can you start to build a relationship with her in her paddock. After all ,why would any of us want to go off somewhere with someone we don't know well and don't have a bond of trust with?When I got my first horse I spent lots of time just going to her paddock to approach and pat her and walk away ,then to catch her and leave again without going anywhere to work. Sometimes I just sat in the paddock and hung out with the horse. I still often go to see my horses just to say HI or goodbye after putting my tack away or doing some other things around the stable,watching other's lessons etc.The point is, no one likes to feel like they're just being used and horses also seem to like a full relationship where working together is only one aspect of it. P.S. I have Canadians and they are super people friendly. However I try to keep it that way by interacting with them at many times that don"t involve work.