ourhouse51
Member
Hi everyone,
I have been lurking here quite a bit lately and decided tonite to go ahead and take the plunge and register. Alot of the problems I was searching for have been answered already!
But here's the deal...we recently acquired a 7 year old Palomino mare who had a 7 month stud colt still on her. The mare had not been ridden much for a long time and the colt had never been messed with at all. It's been a long time since I have been around horses but I did remember a few things! We separated the horses and it took almost a month before they both quit trying to get to each other. We have now started halter training on the colt and he behaves fairly decently most of the time. BTW, his name is Finely...cause my daughter FINALLY got a horse!
But the mare......I call the the Alpha "B" most of the time!
She is an absolute angel to groom, she loves the attention. But she does not like men and she does not like to be approached from the right side.
She is not hard to catch, saddle or bridle. Easy to mount.
And......if you like sitting on a horse, she's great! She does NOT like to ride evidently. She will turn circles, back up, kick out with one hind leg..Sometimes it takes 30 minutes for her to "decide" she wants to go forward. No amount of coaxing, nudging or anything can convince her to go forward at more than a slow walk. But, turn her back toward the barn....and hold on because she can then show you trot and gallop. One think I do remember is my daddy telling me never to have a horse that insisted on running back to the barn....
And to top it off, so far the only person who has been able to ride her at all is my daughter. (and my nephew who is a farrier and cowboys on the side...with some whip and spurs.....)
So, am I going to have to start her from scratch to retrain her to accept another rider and to accept my husband working with her??? Or is there any hope for this girl? I really think her previous owner was not a nice man to her.
Sorry this sounded more like a dissertation than a question!
I have been lurking here quite a bit lately and decided tonite to go ahead and take the plunge and register. Alot of the problems I was searching for have been answered already!
But here's the deal...we recently acquired a 7 year old Palomino mare who had a 7 month stud colt still on her. The mare had not been ridden much for a long time and the colt had never been messed with at all. It's been a long time since I have been around horses but I did remember a few things! We separated the horses and it took almost a month before they both quit trying to get to each other. We have now started halter training on the colt and he behaves fairly decently most of the time. BTW, his name is Finely...cause my daughter FINALLY got a horse!
But the mare......I call the the Alpha "B" most of the time!
She is an absolute angel to groom, she loves the attention. But she does not like men and she does not like to be approached from the right side.
She is not hard to catch, saddle or bridle. Easy to mount.
And......if you like sitting on a horse, she's great! She does NOT like to ride evidently. She will turn circles, back up, kick out with one hind leg..Sometimes it takes 30 minutes for her to "decide" she wants to go forward. No amount of coaxing, nudging or anything can convince her to go forward at more than a slow walk. But, turn her back toward the barn....and hold on because she can then show you trot and gallop. One think I do remember is my daddy telling me never to have a horse that insisted on running back to the barn....
And to top it off, so far the only person who has been able to ride her at all is my daughter. (and my nephew who is a farrier and cowboys on the side...with some whip and spurs.....)
So, am I going to have to start her from scratch to retrain her to accept another rider and to accept my husband working with her??? Or is there any hope for this girl? I really think her previous owner was not a nice man to her.
Sorry this sounded more like a dissertation than a question!