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Location: California | Ditto Clinton Anderson. Now I've had my OTT horse for over 20 years and he still has his moments. When he was running there were times I had to have a shank on him whenever he 'went over to the dark side'. No big deal. I remember seeing a top barrel racer unloading her horse and putting a shank on him. It's wasn't because she wasn't a hand. They just see dead people sometimes. But do checkout Clinton Anderson's methods. I've seen great things with people using his training. |
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Location: California | Oh and it seems to hit him once a month like a period. |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
 
Location: PNW | NonaY - 2015-07-08 11:12 AM
Ditto Clinton Anderson. Now I've had my OTT horse for over 20 years and he still has his moments. When he was running there were times I had to have a shank on him whenever he 'went over to the dark side'. No big deal. I remember seeing a top barrel racer unloading her horse and putting a shank on him. It's wasn't because she wasn't a hand. They just see dead people sometimes. But do checkout Clinton Anderson's methods. I've seen great things with people using his training.
Sounds just exactly like my guy. Thanks!! |
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Location: Heart of Texas | Are these random 2% moments or during/before/after specific events? I ask because if he gets hot after a run or before it's just his adrenaline and that's normal. We ask horses to be super fast and quick in the arena and then expect pleasure horses outside. That's not fair. You don't want anything that's dangerous by any means but we're breeding bigger, stronger, faster horses and expect them to behave like well trained labs. Lets be realistic. |
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The Resident Destroyer of Liberal Logic
Location: PNW | jewishprincess - 2015-07-09 8:24 AM
Are these random 2% moments or during/before/after specific events? I ask because if he gets hot after a run or before it's just his adrenaline and that's normal. We ask horses to be super fast and quick in the arena and then expect pleasure horses outside. That's not fair. You don't want anything that's dangerous by any means but we're breeding bigger, stronger, faster horses and expect them to behave like well trained labs. Lets be realistic.
No, the only thing it seems to follow is a two or three day break from any handling, but even then - it's not a regular thing. He does get pumped up at races, but these moments of horrid behavior are way past that. |
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Location: Heart of Texas | The only I could suggest is be sure to lounge him before you ride him if he's had a few days off. OR if you can. Heck, open him up. Let him run. Let him get some of that energy out. When I started my OTT horse I would have to work her BEFORE I hauled her b/c I was worried she would spaz and hurt someone. We were only exhibitioning but the energy of the race brought back her race days and she would just get so jazzed up she could hardly walk. It's taken a year of just hauling to get her mind a little more calm. |
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Location: Wisconsin | How long has he been off the track? takes lots of time to get all the "vitamins" out of their system. Sounds like he needs grain taken away and needs to be tired. But most of all, dont make it an issue ..All mine have come from the track. And i can tell which have had only a couple outs, and the ones who have been run for 2 yrs or more |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | Meh. My 8 year old, 14.2 hh reining bred mare gets a chain a lot of the time. I get some weird looks but it works, so I roll with it. My vet's assistant looked at me weird when I handed her the lead rope today with a stud chain on. I shrugged and my vet just replied, "she can be a pill." I problem with her is she knows where she can push her boundaries and my buttons (ie- the vet, farrier, etc). She is by no means dangerous, she's just a lot more manageable with a chain. |
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