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Location: NeverLand | So I have this mare bought her from a gal that said she hated her and her was going to the meat market. they just didn't get along. I had watched videos of the mares runs and they are decent but very tense. long story short. (ill try to make it short as possible!) After the mare settled in at my place, the first day I took her out to work with her, she broke out in a sweat head to hoof, just walking from her stall to the tie rail. I tied her up and she starts shaking, like she has been beat. The first few weeks I just work with her on the ground so I could get her trust. once she did better on the ground I got on her back. She stuck her head up on the air as high as she could and starts prancing and breaks into a bad sweat again. The lady rode her in a high ported shank bit with a martin gale. (I ride her in a loose ring snaffle)... A few month go by and she can finally handle me on her back. but still pretty nervous. months go by and it has now been a year and a half from today that I bought her. She is a total different horse. she can walk trot and lope like a dream I can ride her really collected or on a long rein she can move her shoulders and her hind end, I would say she has all the fancy buttons now. The vet has been out and I got her hocks injected because she was hurting, and as well as the chiropractor has worked on her. She is now feeling great! my question is, do I dare take her back to the pattern now that she has basically been through mental and emotional rehab and a good year and a half off from the barrels.  |
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 No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | I would start her very very slowly just to see how she handles it. She will either trust you enough to be ok or might have a better life doing something else. I would personally have to try the pattern. |
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Location: Arkansas | FearTheBigGrayHorse - 2016-09-01 9:06 PM
So I have this mare bought her from a gal that said she hated her and her was going to the meat market. they just didn't get along. I had watched videos of the mares runs and they are decent but very tense. long story short. (ill try to make it short as possible! ) After the mare settled in at my place, the first day I took her out to work with her, she broke out in a sweat head to hoof, just walking from her stall to the tie rail. I tied her up and she starts shaking, like she has been beat. The first few weeks I just work with her on the ground so I could get her trust. once she did better on the ground I got on her back. She stuck her head up on the air as high as she could and starts prancing and breaks into a bad sweat again. The lady rode her in a high ported shank bit with a martin gale. (I ride her in a loose ring snaffle )... A few month go by and she can finally handle me on her back. but still pretty nervous. months go by and it has now been a year and a half from today that I bought her. She is a total different horse. she can walk trot and lope like a dream I can ride her really collected or on a long rein she can move her shoulders and her hind end, I would say she has all the fancy buttons now. The vet has been out and I got her hocks injected because she was hurting, and as well as the chiropractor has worked on her. She is now feeling great! my question is, do I dare take her back to the pattern now that she has basically been through mental and emotional rehab and a good year and a half off from the barrels.
Kudos to you for helping this mare out of her bad situation. And I agree that I would have to slowly try the pattern again. You've shown great patience and understanding, so I'm sure you'll handle this part the right way too. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| I would start her slowly and see what happens.
Kudos to you for your patience with her, it sounds like even if she mentally can't handle the pattern she should be marketable to a nice non barrel home. |
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| FearTheBigGrayHorse - 2016-09-01 9:06 PM
So I have this mare bought her from a gal that said she hated her and her was going to the meat market. they just didn't get along. I had watched videos of the mares runs and they are decent but very tense. long story short. (ill try to make it short as possible! ) After the mare settled in at my place, the first day I took her out to work with her, she broke out in a sweat head to hoof, just walking from her stall to the tie rail. I tied her up and she starts shaking, like she has been beat. The first few weeks I just work with her on the ground so I could get her trust. once she did better on the ground I got on her back. She stuck her head up on the air as high as she could and starts prancing and breaks into a bad sweat again. The lady rode her in a high ported shank bit with a martin gale. (I ride her in a loose ring snaffle )... A few month go by and she can finally handle me on her back. but still pretty nervous. months go by and it has now been a year and a half from today that I bought her. She is a total different horse. she can walk trot and lope like a dream I can ride her really collected or on a long rein she can move her shoulders and her hind end, I would say she has all the fancy buttons now. The vet has been out and I got her hocks injected because she was hurting, and as well as the chiropractor has worked on her. She is now feeling great! my question is, do I dare take her back to the pattern now that she has basically been through mental and emotional rehab and a good year and a half off from the barrels.
How awesome you did with this mare. Not everyone, and certainly not I, would have the patience for what she needed.  Personally, I would take her back to the pattern and just go slow like you have with everything else. Start with her walking around the pattern and just getting a feel for what she thinks now. You can always step back if it feels too much for her. Good luck! |
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| I am also going through this same thing with a mare...but probably not to your extent. Awesome job! It's really hard and time consuming and rides my patience but I am glad to be doing it. I hope you'll give her a try on the barrels...slow work. But she may also make a great trail/ranch horse too. Good Luck! |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| I would maybe start her on barrel work without doing the barrel pattern... see how she handles drills. And slowly work from there assuming all goes well. Good for you for being so patient with her. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would give her something else to do in the arena also, like team penning or help out some ropers like running calfs out of the arena after they have been roped. Give her something else besides barrels to think about when you do haul her.  |
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | Southtxponygirl - 2016-09-03 7:36 AM I would give her something else to do in the arena also, like team penning or help out some ropers like running calfs out of the arena after they have been roped. Give her something else besides barrels to think about when you do haul her.
This. Don't make barrels her only job.
kudos for restarting her--you have the skills and patience I lack!! |
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