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charmncharisma Reg. Dec 2013	Posted 2016-04-03 5:00 PM Subject: New horse problems...
Member Posts: 38	I recently purchased a 6 y/o mare a few weeks ago. She vet checked sound, has been worked on by a chiropractor & had her teeth done soon after I got her home. She is great to ride, does everything I ask, but on the ground she is an absolute pill. She pulls back when tied to a trailer, fights me when I try to lock the slant on her in the trailer, kicks at every horse near her, and has attacked my mini donkey several times now for being too close to her during feeding time. I have spoken with the seller and she "had none of those issues while she had her," and I had no issues when I tried her out but they have been an issue since I brought her home. While she's getting better at the kicking and hasn't been nearly as bad in the last few days as she had been when I first brought her home it's definitely not resolved. I can't leave her tied up at the trailer when we haul out because she sets back & kicks so I constantly have to babysit her away from other horses. While none of these things are huge deals it's not something I wanted to deal with. I wanted a non complicated horse that I could go ride with my friends, compete on and enjoy-which thus far has not been able to happen. She does not set back when tied to a rail that I have found so far. She is also very much a mare and has been allowed to get away with a lot it seems and I think that also adds to her attitude, she has no respect for me on the ground no matter what I do. I am tired of fighting with this horse over everything, it's getting to the point where I don't enjoy going to ride because I know how much of a chore it is going to be. I have spoken with the seller and she said she would be happy to sell her for me (she was on consignment) but a lot of people are telling me I haven't "given it enough time." I do not have the time to ride every day, between school and work I am lucky to ride 3-4 times a week but I do try to work with her every day. I have tried feeding her while tied to the trailer, feeding her in the trailer, etc. Nothing has gotten through yet and I am frustrated. I guess where I'm going with all this is at what point do you call it quits on a horse? Do you just work through it? This isn't a 1D horse-she will maybe finish out 3D which is fine by me because I'm just getting back into running barrels. I understand every horse has its quirks but this seems a little excessive for me-if it was one or the other I wouldn't have an issue but all of them coupled together has put me at the edge. I have gone through many horses trying to find the right one and now I feel like I am back at square one. I am not a novice and this isn't something I can't work through but if I wanted a project/problem horse I would have bought one.
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outrundaizy Reg. Mar 2010	Posted 2016-04-03 5:06 PM Subject: RE: New horse problems...
Don't Wanna Make This Awkward Posts: 3106 Location: Texas	Put her up for sale and say you just don't click. In the mean time just keep working with her. If you're at the point where it's not fun it's not worth wasting your time. Too many nice horses out there to waste time with one you don't like. Next have them haul the horse to an arena so you can try it out and then haul it to a competiotion and try it there aswell. If you are a serious buyer there's no shame in trying a horse more than once
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charmncharisma Reg. Dec 2013	Posted 2016-04-03 5:12 PM Subject: RE: New horse problems...
Member Posts: 38	outrundaizy - 2016-04-03 3:06 PM Put her up for sale and say you just don't click. In the mean time just keep working with her. If you're at the point where it's not fun it's not worth wasting your time. Too many nice horses out there to waste time with one you don't like. Next have them haul the horse to an arena so you can try it out and then haul it to a competiotion and try it there aswell. If you are a serious buyer there's no shame in trying a horse more than once This is where I am at at this point, just feel bad for "giving up" I guess. I did try her several times before I bought her, it didn't occur to me to try her at an event but I wish I had. Thanks!
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Ridenrun4745 Reg. Sep 2010	Posted 2016-04-03 6:32 PM Subject: RE: New horse problems...
Expert Posts: 1543 Location: MI	Try giving her some clay, I think it's the Bentonite Clay? I bought a mare who went from a very structured, stall at night situation to ours - which is pasture based, meals at same time - but I'm sure different for her. She was antsy and setting back, but this helped settle her stomach and she calmed down pretty quickly. Or, try treating for Ulcers? Edited by Ridenrun4745 2016-04-03 6:33 PM
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pepsi97 Reg. Feb 2015	Posted 2016-04-03 10:41 PM Subject: RE: New horse problems...
Veteran Posts: 285	I don't know what to tell you other than there are a lot of good horses out there for someone like you (me too) who just want to compete on a nice horse. Something you can feel safe on and have a good time on. Good luck and I hope everything works out.
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