mydaddysjag
Well-Known Member
Im a little confused here. Was this mustang still wild when you got it, then sent it to the trainer, where they layed it down with a bit?
Im sure some people might lay their horses down with a bit, but it sounds ridiculous to me to take a wild horse and lay it down with a bit. Are you sure he didnt injure his mouth since he was bitted while he was fighting being layed down?
I know a few people with BLM mustangs, but they normally have these horses for months to a year (sometimes longer) that they spend taming them, desensitizing them, and teaching them to trust humans and basic ground manners before ever training them to ride.
Wild mustangs are completely different that just having an unbroke horse, and from the ones I have been around, they arent trained the same usually. They seem a little more "sensitive" to things most people dont think twice about doing with a "domesticated" horse.
I think taking him home, and working with him on bonding, ground manners, grooming, and basic skills are the best thing you can do for him.
I would even forget about riding him for a while. Just lots and lots of ground work. Seems like he didnt get the best treatment at the trainer (left standing for days, and a "cowboy" touch when he was handled) and needs to learn to trust you and build a bond, then start working.
Im sure some people might lay their horses down with a bit, but it sounds ridiculous to me to take a wild horse and lay it down with a bit. Are you sure he didnt injure his mouth since he was bitted while he was fighting being layed down?
I know a few people with BLM mustangs, but they normally have these horses for months to a year (sometimes longer) that they spend taming them, desensitizing them, and teaching them to trust humans and basic ground manners before ever training them to ride.
Wild mustangs are completely different that just having an unbroke horse, and from the ones I have been around, they arent trained the same usually. They seem a little more "sensitive" to things most people dont think twice about doing with a "domesticated" horse.
I think taking him home, and working with him on bonding, ground manners, grooming, and basic skills are the best thing you can do for him.
I would even forget about riding him for a while. Just lots and lots of ground work. Seems like he didnt get the best treatment at the trainer (left standing for days, and a "cowboy" touch when he was handled) and needs to learn to trust you and build a bond, then start working.
