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Post by RickieLee on Sept 30, 2007 8:13:26 GMT -5
So I traded my two Belgian draft horses Stone and medow for an Arabian/paint gelding 4 y/o he's gray/white green broke. his name was "geranimo" but I changed it to Gabriel. he has never been off his farm since he was born there. so he's feeling a little out of place here. he's been here about 3 weeks now and still not settled in. he's a bit of a loner, when his preveious owner trained him, the first thing he let gabe do was run, so now when i ride him , if i don't let him canter he rears. and I've just been doing some walk/stop/stand exersizes with him and i longe him before i ride. he won't even let me near him now, when i walk up he just walks away, and if i happen to catch him he just pulls back and takes off. if you have any advice for me that would be great. here he is, what do you think? Before we got him:  at his new home:  |
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Post by •.Sandra.• on Sept 30, 2007 10:44:21 GMT -5
aww, he;s adorable! good luck with him  |
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Post by Rebecca on Sept 30, 2007 13:28:19 GMT -5
he's cute, but it sounds like he needs a lot of ground work
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Post by Candace ♥'s Mitt-nacht on Sept 30, 2007 22:31:44 GMT -5
he's cute, i agree with everyone
about his not letting you catch him thing.. what size field is he in? i think what he needs right now is to be kept in a smaller paddock where he really has to rely on you feeding him. and i woudl also say that you have to catch him before he gets his grain, so its a reward for doign a good thing and that being caught does not always mean work.
do you hav ea roundpen? if not, i would have him in a smaller paddock and when he won't let you catch him, make him work, meaning make him move his butt by doing a good trot away from you. make him running away a LOT harder than it should be fore him. i do'nt think he sees you as boss right now and i think that once he does see you as boss, he will start behaving WAY better on the ground, which will start to him listening to you better undersaddle
good luck with him
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Post by Brooke on Oct 1, 2007 19:21:18 GMT -5
Hes cute. It deffinitly sounds like he doesn't see you as a boss. I agrea with Candace
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Post by jennaj on Oct 2, 2007 10:20:36 GMT -5
my advice?
hire a trainer! someone to help you before it gets WAY out of control.
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Post by RickieLee on Oct 3, 2007 19:31:49 GMT -5
thanks so much. he is in a bigger feild at the moment with three others, but if I manage to catch him he will be going in the small paddock with the run in shed for some major ground work training. any methods of catching him? I've tried food, he'll take an apple but he watches my every move, and if i manage to reach out my hand he'd rather take off than eat an apple I guess. wow I have my work cut out for me. thanks again |
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Post by Lindsay* . The Perfect Fit . on Oct 3, 2007 20:03:37 GMT -5
You need to build a bond and trust with the horse. Thats the best way to catch him in a field.
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Post by •.Sandra.• on Oct 3, 2007 20:27:47 GMT -5
i agree with lindsay, bond with him first! it may take a while to do it but it will be best in the long run.
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Post by Candace ♥'s Mitt-nacht on Oct 4, 2007 1:11:25 GMT -5
if you want to catch him quickly, i would suggest catching ALL the other horses and putting them somewhere where he cannot see them. he will be more willing to let you catch him to bring him where the others are. if he dosn't let you catch him, and you still want to catch him, then i'd just get a few people and herd him into a small area so he cannot go anywhere...
good luck.
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Post by RickieLee on Oct 6, 2007 18:46:46 GMT -5
update. I'm moving him tomorrow. he's gotten so bad that I can't even get within ten feet of him. he won't take food from me or even think about it. I'm trying not to get mad at him . I really wasn't expecting this when I got him. I don't think I would want to corner him though, I know for a fact he weouldn't think twice about running me right over. I wonder what he thinks I'm going to do to him??? I can't tell if he's scared or just being a prick. thanks again guys I'll try |
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Post by jesssie on Oct 26, 2007 10:32:45 GMT -5
If you're scared of him you should probably sell him or get a trainer working with BOTH of you. He sounds like he has some serious respect issues( you don't think he would hesitate to run you over). I don't really know why you would have taken him in the first place knowing that he rears if you dont let him canter? That's just asking for trouble.
Anyways, I agree with the person who suggested to put him in a small pen and work, work, work his butt off until he decides to allow you to catch him. Then, make him work some more, so stopping becomes YOUR idea. However, if he's aggressive and you're scared, he's definately not the horse for you.
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Post by jennaj on Oct 28, 2007 0:37:55 GMT -5
i personally think this horse is TOO green for you. Get a trainer....or sell him. Sad to say but green rider and green horse do NOT go together.
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Post by jennaj on Oct 28, 2007 0:39:12 GMT -5
If you're scared of him you should probably sell him or get a trainer working with BOTH of you. He sounds like he has some serious respect issues( you don't think he would hesitate to run you over). I don't really know why you would have taken him in the first place knowing that he rears if you dont let him canter? That's just asking for trouble. Anyways, I agree with the person who suggested to put him in a small pen and work, work, work his butt off until he decides to allow you to catch him. Then, make him work some more, so stopping becomes YOUR idea. However, if he's aggressive and you're scared, he's definately not the horse for you. Second that. he is handsome but i dont understand why you got him in the first place...ur green...hes green, not a good combo  |
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Post by lara4puzzle on Oct 31, 2007 17:22:30 GMT -5
Second that. he is handsome but i dont understand why you got him in the first place...ur green...hes green, not a good combo wats wid this fucking, your green shit, its unnessasary jeez! |
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