I acquired a new horse this fall. She was sold to me having been used in dressage and cde. I was anticipating a fairly well trained driving horse. Well what I wanted and what I got were two very different things. The first time I tried to ground drive her down the road she walked about 100 feet and started snorting and bucking like a bronc. She broke a rein and I ended up walking her back to the house and then lounging her. During which she reared and bucked. Since then I have found out she has the following skills: rears, kicks, bucks, snorts, runs down my dogs, has a very hard mouth, grabs the bit and completely ignores me, knows nothing about the word whoa. She does stand pretty well to have her feet trimmed, lounges well except the attitude, and has a beautiful trot.
The lady who sold her to me was brokering the deal for the owner. She claims they never witnessed this type of behavior from the mare. After getting past my disappointment, I've decided to keep her and work with her. I feel like she is a victim of bad training and her attitude is from being pushed too far too fast for sake of showing. She turns 4 this spring.
I have broke mustangs so a bucking mini is not very impressive to me. I am deploying Clinton Anderson techniques and starting from ground zero. I will try to keep you all updated.
Change one- giving her free access to hay in a slow feeder has been a game changer for her. I think she was hungry all the time trying to keep her in show condition. She was attacking my other horses and guarding food. She is sooo much calmer.
Change two- Bitless. I bought a weaved Bitless nosepiece on etsy. She is a different horse without a bit and actually responses.
The lady who sold her to me was brokering the deal for the owner. She claims they never witnessed this type of behavior from the mare. After getting past my disappointment, I've decided to keep her and work with her. I feel like she is a victim of bad training and her attitude is from being pushed too far too fast for sake of showing. She turns 4 this spring.
I have broke mustangs so a bucking mini is not very impressive to me. I am deploying Clinton Anderson techniques and starting from ground zero. I will try to keep you all updated.
Change one- giving her free access to hay in a slow feeder has been a game changer for her. I think she was hungry all the time trying to keep her in show condition. She was attacking my other horses and guarding food. She is sooo much calmer.
Change two- Bitless. I bought a weaved Bitless nosepiece on etsy. She is a different horse without a bit and actually responses.
