diy help!(2 Messages)

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  1. nuttynatty
    Posts: 2

    30 Jun 2007 1:15 PM
    Yesterday, i moved my horse which i've owned for 3 years from a riding school to a DIY yard nearer my house. Naturally, she was spooky!
    But when i went to check on her this morning she had created a ditch where she'd been pacing all night!! She's on her own in the field becuase, unfortunately, thats the way it is there Sad so companionship isnt an option. But she has horses in seperate paddocks around her.
    As soon as i brought her in she was fine and calm as before we left the old yard. I rode her and no problems. But as soon as i tried to turn her back out into the field she reared up, bolted and spooked all the way to the field then started pacing as soon as she got back in.
    Please can someone help me becuase i dont know what to do with her!
    thanks! Very Happy


  2. saferide
    Posts: 1

    17 Dec 2007 8:13 PM
    You need to establish your ground work with your horse, it seems at this moment he has been moved from where he was settled and moved to somewhere strange and his natural instincts are kicking in (pardon the pun). What you need to do from my past experiences is your groundwork. grooming spending time with him. I am surprised he should be so insecure with other horses around, he should be fine with other horses next to him in nearby fields. Does this happen when there is no other horses out and your heading into the paddocks?
    Sometimes, they test us and see if we are the leader they want and its important to remember that horses chose their leader everyday and the wonderful things about horses is they get us to change our bad points and improve our good points the most important thing I have learned about horses over the years and I'm still learning is body language, it can get you out of so many scrapes, they throw warning shots and when we do not listen they shout. Is there anyone on the yard that can help you,It seems a confidence issue at the moment and you are obviously tense having a rearing and bolting horse, start with little steps get him to where he is starting to get tense walking to the paddock, give him a carrot or something he likes and turn him around and go back to his stable, do this every day and you will find you are getting closer. Do you have someone you can trust or help you out at the stables?
    It may be wise to have someone around when you are turning out, just in case of any accidents. But above all stay safe and trust your instincts, it's there for a reason. Smile P.s do you do natural horsemanship?


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