tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post4056987625545761796..comments2024-03-28T06:57:51.088-04:00Comments on Amateur at large: Truthful Tuesday: The one in which I admit I'm a terrible riderStacie Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-48447233672578543862017-07-18T23:17:58.767-04:002017-07-18T23:17:58.767-04:00I literally can't get him to walk away from th...I literally can't get him to walk away from the block. It's pretty ridiculous. I have tried with the stick what you're saying. He just kicks out really violently each time I smack him. Sometimes he actually bites at his own chest. <br />I think I probably need to grow a pair and try riding him in the yard instead of the ring. It's hard to get bold about that stuff when I'm home alone though.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-80708149898834111072017-07-18T17:55:22.764-04:002017-07-18T17:55:22.764-04:00I'd try finding something he wants to do. Mayb...I'd try finding something he wants to do. Maybe a trail ride, maybe go straight to jumping. I dunno. At camp, we would get all these shitty horses at the beginning of the summer and have to make them kid usable within a week. I'd do the one hand on the mane and reins, one hand on a crop. Kick. If no response, immediate giant ass harsh smack with the crop. No middle ground, no tapping, no escalating kicks. It's go or get smacked. Hands on the mane to keep you from punishing them when they jump forward. You do it like twice and the horse figures out maybe I should just go. Sometimes a refresher was needed half way through the summer, but it usually stuck. I was a lot braver then though and prepared to ride out any antics.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-86549148317819339532017-07-18T16:59:43.121-04:002017-07-18T16:59:43.121-04:00I actually haven't tried going outside the rin...I actually haven't tried going outside the ring, though I've thought about it. He's kind of an ass so I'm a little unsure about riding in the yard since I'm alone when I ride. So that's also an issue as far as having another horse out with us. Rio hangs out in his walkout next to the ring sometimes though and that doesn't seem to help.<br />The flag could be something to try. He's kind of studdish so when I've tried to free lunge (or actually lunge which he also doesn't do) he will go after the whip/person holding whip. Possible same reaction to a flag, but might be worth a shot!Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-25246289733237234072017-07-18T16:57:00.403-04:002017-07-18T16:57:00.403-04:00Yeah, that's what I'm afraid will happen i...Yeah, that's what I'm afraid will happen if I really try to get after him. I've tried minimal getting after him, and he gets pretty angry. I don't want to dump more money into him as far as training and all that. I think I'm looking at finding a low cost retirement place for him. Too bad he's not old and will probably live forever and I'll be paying for his retirement for the next 20 years...Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-10381762721930229922017-07-18T16:55:43.355-04:002017-07-18T16:55:43.355-04:00They made me giggle.They made me giggle.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-29623141674644530652017-07-18T16:55:31.380-04:002017-07-18T16:55:31.380-04:00I have a feeling "ass hole" will be our ...I have a feeling "ass hole" will be our diagnosis as well. If I can get him to walk, I'll have to try some ground poles. Maybe they'll peak his interest.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-3631430362484841932017-07-18T13:36:37.889-04:002017-07-18T13:36:37.889-04:00you've probably tried this, but what about rid...you've probably tried this, but what about riding him outside the ring, or even taking him somewhere new to ride? Maybe he's bored and unmotivated? Could he be buddy sour -- maybe bring another horse to the ring with you? <br /><br />Final idea: my trainer uses a flag to help get horses "unstuck" — usually when they refuse to move their feet to get on a trailer. But I've had success doing some groundwork with it to get Miles more morticated to move. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443209253064570063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-8052480731809054832017-07-18T12:29:59.427-04:002017-07-18T12:29:59.427-04:00That fancy OTTB we picked up last fall had the sam...That fancy OTTB we picked up last fall had the same issue, only instead of going completely immobile he'd rear--like hi ho mother fucking silver rears. BM sent him packing to a professional cowboy to break him out of it and get him sold.Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-83204555469607219312017-07-18T12:10:26.923-04:002017-07-18T12:10:26.923-04:00Whoa those shoes lolWhoa those shoes lolL.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195296793093935523.post-79113740068876141712017-07-18T11:15:30.577-04:002017-07-18T11:15:30.577-04:00There's a horse in the barn like this. He refu...There's a horse in the barn like this. He refuses to go forward, and has threatened to rear. He's awful on the flat but great once he's jumping. Once they get on, they immediately start doing trot poles and lines of ground poles. To get him to canter they use crossrails. He won't pick up the canter unless he jumps first. He's been checked by the vet and chiro, and found nothing. He's just an assholeoutofasheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117319496884845767noreply@blogger.com