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Location: Pa | Or, do you think a horse can be more partial to a male or female from previous handling?
I guess I should say right off, I do, and my real question is, how did you handle it? Did you have a good outcome, or not?
I had posted about a month ago about a new horse I bought. He had a little bit of a bucking problem and I sent him to a trainer. My normal trainer is a female, but she didn't want to deal with him, so I sent him to another trainer who is male. He did buck the first 3 days, but after that he never offered again. He was there for a total of 22 days, and the guy put 20 rides on him. In that short amount of time he came along very quickly, and the trainer was very impressed with how much he was able to acomplish with him from where he started. Even took him on trails the last 2 days, and it was like he had always been doing it.
Fast forward to the day I brought him home. The trainer suggested I ride him later that day so he knows it will still be work as usual. So when I went out to ride him, it was like he reverted back to before. Being kind of skittish and not wanting to be saddled, like he was scared of it. Again, this is what we started with, but within the first week or so, he was standing fine to be saddled. I worked through it with him, and I did get a decent ride in. He did test me a couple times, but again, I worked through it with him. I have sort of come to the conclusion that he seems to be more fearful of females. And even though I have never offered any mean intentions toward this horse, I can never really know what may have happened to him from previous experiences. I will say, that after like the first couple weeks that I bought him, he is always the first one to scream for attention when I go outside. Even over my other horses who I have had for many years.
I am not going to give up on him though. I know he is going to be a bang up little horse. And we have started to bond since I've had him. It has just been a slower process than with other horses. And I'm ok with that also.
Just wanting other opinions/experiences. And sorry for the novel lol | |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I had a gelding that the trainer called "a womanizer". I never could get with him, but never had another man on his back to see what his deal was. I was 13 when I got him and rode him until I was 17. We never did click. He was spoiled at a young age by a mentally retarted girl who didn't know any better, but he sure did. I really hate to say that someone can't ride a horse and do the horse justice just because of their sex, but it could be possible. I think in my case it more of an age issue (me being so young and inexperienced with testy horses) than sex issue. I know that even now (I'm 24) I can't get this gelding to respect me in the roundpen, but my husband can get him to move his feet. I think he's just more aggressive and the horse knows to respect that a little more. Interested to hear what others think! | |
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Location: London Ontario | Definitely! I have a horse that needs a good tune up from my SO about every 6 months, after that he is good to go. I also have another one that will fly backwards, and freak out when my SO handles him even though he has never laid a hand or whip on him! | |
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