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| lindseylou2290 - 2014-08-06 9:23 AM I sent my nicely bred cow pony filly to a gal up here in KS that has 4,000 acres and 800 cow calf pairs. She grew the hell up real dang fast checking pastures, opening/closing gates, and thinking every day every time someone stepped on her. The point is this - I was frustrated with her. So I gave her a new/different job she could enjoy. She's a totally different horse now :) Maybe try a new different thing that doesn't involve an arena. It helps build their own confidence which can be a huge road block to maturity. Good Luck - Chin up! You can do it!
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Location: Missouri | Believe it or not, he has already had the cow-working opportunity. I sent him out to a trainer that manages a ranch. I asked that he get exposed to a lot, I wasn't super concerned about his handle. He did come back MUCH, MUCH better. Just has my number maybe? I think my new plan is to call him and see if I can ride there and maybe he can help me have more confidence with him. I have an excellent trainer who helps me with arena work already.
Anyway, thanks to all for the advice! I'm reading and re-reading, taking them to heart and figuring out what to do with him.
Looking back on where he was as a two-year-old, I should be super thankful. I think the biggest disappointment is that I had hoped he would be ready before I had to retire my other.
BTW, I keep teasing my Amish farrier that he should take him and make him a buggy horse. lol! He thinks I'm so funny (they like them bay/black with no chrome....) 
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| Herbie - 2014-08-06 9:48 AM
lindseylou2290 - 2014-08-06 9:23 AM I sent my nicely bred cow pony filly to a gal up here in KS that has 4,000 acres and 800 cow calf pairs. She grew the hell up real dang fast checking pastures, opening/closing gates, and thinking every day every time someone stepped on her. The point is this - I was frustrated with her. So I gave her a new/different job she could enjoy. She's a totally different horse now :) Maybe try a new different thing that doesn't involve an arena. It helps build their own confidence which can be a huge road block to maturity. Good Luck - Chin up! You can do it!
I would LOVE to send my colt to her as well and I think he would really enjoy that.
She was FANTASTIC and I highly recommend her. PM if you'd like her contact info. |
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Location: Phoenix | The first thing that comes to mind is Clinton Anderson groundwork. |
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| Ok IMO now that I have had several horses and tried to "make one work" a time or two(not physically like make one do things but make one fit with me) I refuse to now. It honestly sounds like you don't get along with the horse. This may sound bad and I don't mean it that way but have you thought of selling him and finding a horse that you get along with?
I have always said I can deal with a horse that doesn't know as much or nothing at all as long as I get along with the horses personality.
I currently own 2 and ride 1 that is basically my adopted horse lol. I get along extremely well with my 2 and the 1 that's adopted I get along with about 75% of the time. I used to have 6. One day I said alright that's it! I'm getting rid of everything that makes me miserable. I had horses that could work amazing and improve in their training for the day and I still wouldn't be happy messing with them because I just didn't get along with the horse itself. I have come to realize there is nothing wrong with that. So those 4 horses are now with people that absolutely love their personalities and those horse and running and winning for those people and occasionally I think awe I shouldn't have sold that horse (because they are consistent and winning) but then I remember the BS I hated about them and all of a sudden I'm ok with my crippled 5yo and my baby 3yo LOL |
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 The Bling Princess
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Location: North Dakota | "He will hump up a little if I really tick him off", "he's lazy", "he wants to turn, but he's diving/shouldering at a trot"
You've also said in a later post that he isn't as soft as you'd like him. Sometimes its not always a lack of training, sometimes symptoms like this could be a sign that he is sore. Just food for thought. |
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Location: Heart of Texas | I don't have much in way of suggestions but thanks for the thread. I've been in a training slump as well and this helped me pick my head up. Good job everyone!  |
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