i have a question for you all im 20 years old and buying my 1 st BLM Mustang she was taken off the range when she was a yearling and shes now 9 years old shes been owned for a long time her 1st owner died and she was sent to slaughter a friend of mine Rescued her but sence has been badly hurt and can never ride agian so shes giving her to me its been 1 month sence her owner died a guy owned her for a week 1st horse hes ever owned and he tried rideing her the day he brought her home and he said she was shakey and she was only green broke BUT we have lunged her had tried socking her out and she dosent flinch at anything she wont pick up her left front leg without a rope (WIERD) but shes good with everything else shuch as ( Saddle- Bit - Blanket- Wip ) Im wondering if shes just depressed about her owner Dieing Or is she Realy Green Broke OR Is that guy a compleate idiot? agian iv only been around her 2 For A Couple of hours im Bringing Her Home Sunday Any Info would be Great ( Ad Yes I Have Owned Other Horses And Have Helped Train Other Horses So I kinda Know what im talking About But I Just Want Some More Imputs on the matter Thanks Anna
Posted By: Anna
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i love this article, i actually learned some things I didn't know. but, i have a question that hopefully fits in w/ this topic. my 7 y.o gelding gives to the bit,& responds to my leg well. however he doesnt listen to my seat. hes pretty mellow at some points, but most of the time he has a gas pedal!! he is a barrel horse after all. If I lope or trot him he just goes faster and faster. he'll start out at the speed i want him to but he'll pick up speed. i dont want to pull on the reins, it'll probably make him hollow backed, & if I sit deeper in my saddle & tell him easy, he just ignores it. so i have no choice but to ease him up w/ the reins, and lope or trot him around in a circle till he slows down. also, i dont even know if he knows how to push up w/ his back when we're loping circles, and get underneath himself. this hinders us at our barrel events, because he gets heavy on his forehand when turning the barrel, which i think is because he doesnt know how to respond to my seat. if he knew how, he would be able to slow down and have enough time to get under hmself around the barrel. if you could please help me, it would be great!!
Posted By: Lizz
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I love this article and i really worked for me.The only proplem is that i can't get to go as fast as he can he gos the speed of a bike some times otheres he is super fast. If any one knows how to make him go his full speed all the time send me an email. dbchorselover@alltel.net
Posted By: Brooke Coker
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to dianna u cant be able to own a horse u shouldnt even be able to ride them by the sounds of u u really r extremely bed at riding just give up u old bag i would give up
Posted By: samantha
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to rephrase my comment a horse is not always sick when its lazy it just a possibility usually when you ride your horse every day make sur you dont over ride it usually up to 2 hours is common it could be one of the reasons why your horse is lazy but if you notice your horse lying down 27/7 call a vet and get a check up on ur horse if u cant afford that you really shoudnt have a horse hope this one helps write back again to sara thnx
Posted By: sara
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Your horse usually is lazy becaus # 1 it is sick #2 becaus you might use to much rein most horse dont appreiciate that along with kicking and nagging your horse so when you give your horse a bad attitude your horse usally would give it back if that dont awnser your question write back to me (sara)ask me your question i would be plaessed to help you with your question
Posted By: sara
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Hi I am also a beginner. And I had a horse runaway with me and had a bad accident. But I havent given up on horses. Actually I've read and learned more about them during my recovery period. First of all, I think this horse needs a good refresher on ground training by you, before you get back on. Then, do not ride him out in the open, ride him in a small pen going over the exercises that you practised on the ground. Until he is 100% obedient to your cues, DO NOT ride him alone outside of a pen. This will take time and patience. Even a trainer, can train for a month and the horse will not be 100% if he was a green horse to start with. So good luck and stay in the pen with him, work with him consistently for an hour or so a day.
Posted By: Carol
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This is in response to Diana (below), if your more experienced friend is able to lope your horse without much difficulty, I'd suggest he ride your horse until the horse is able to slow down consistently on cue from the canter to a trot or walk without fighting or bucking. It is definitely a good idea if you are afraid to ride the horse to allow someone more experienced to "re-train" the horse until he is at a level that you will feel safe riding.
Posted By: anonymous
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I thought it was a very good article and was just what I was looking for since I had a horrible experience just this past weekend with my 4-year old gelding that used to be very lazy and balky and was difficult to get to lope unless spurs were used. However, within the past couple of weeks or so he has become a different horse, always wanting to break into the lope -- only it's not a lope, it's a full gallop,and he has difficulty relaxing and slowing down. I have a friend who is a good rider get on him and he can handle him, but when I try it he runs full out and bucks at the same time. I am terrified now to ever get on him again and am considering selling him, which is hard because I've stuck through a lot of difficult things with this horse since he was foaled but I can't understand his sudden change from lazy to crazy. There was a time we couldn't even get him to move out in the round pen on a lunge line, now he careens around the round pen with seemingly unlimited energy. He's had no change of diet or environment. Could it be he just now discovered the "joy" of moving forward??? Anyway, the article was good, but if you're not a confident rider it's hard to think when you're running and bucking at full speed as to where the legs are, if you're sitting correctly, etc. At that point you're just trying to stay on and stay alive. AT this point, should he not be loped at all -- even by my more experienced friend???
Posted By: Diana Maggiola
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