galloping_beauty456 asked:


i have a 9 year old Morab who hasn’t been worked very much over the past year and a half because of bad habits and disrespect.

this has put an halt to our riding. i asked her to canter while lunging and she bucked and bolted right at the cue. (is this normal?)

a problem i often have while lunging her is she gets very close to me while i’m standing in the middle. and she used to only do this at a walk but now at a trot she is making small circles around me. i want her to fill the round pen and ride on the fence. she never does.
how can i get her to get out of my space and onto the rail?

she also is very disrespectful when it comes to hoof picking. she won’t pick up her foot and always puts up a fight. when i get to her hind she usually kicks….

and in the saddle:

she is distracted and always is paying attention to the other horses who are grazing or in their paddocks. she always wants to ride the side closest to them. how can i get her to be more focused?
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side note: i also would love to take her on some trail rides but how she’s acting in the ring, on the ground, and in the round pen i’m afraid that that would be a mistake. whats a good way to introduce a horse to trails who has problems such as my mare’s?
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thank you for your two cents and advice. i will take everything into consideration to how to fix her problems.

Major horse lover asked:


Hi. It all started when I went to this auction and I bought a horse painting. I met the person who donated it and he had 3 horses. He said one day that I could help him feed the horses the next morning. After that he called me and we started going on trail rides togther. I rode on one of his other horses. About a year later my parents went to a garage sale and we got my horse (pony14 hh). she had been in the pasture and haddent been ridden for 2 years. she was 1000 dollors. she came with the all the tack (westren) and feed grooming stuff. Know I have been ridding her alot and she is much better but she wont listed to me that much. I cant get her to canter when she is with the other horses she wont do much. Somehow we are still jumping but I feel we will never win if we enter a hunter show. I wish we could be more in sinc. dont get me wrong I love my horse with all my heart!! I would do anything for her. Sorry for writing so much and horsetrainerJoy if your reading this please answer this U rock!! Thanks everyone for listening

In order to get to the fun part of owning a horse, one that you can take with you on trail rides or let your friends ride, you must first put in the training necessary to make him calm and agreeable in any situation. Its always great to find an older horse that is already “kid safe” but in the event you can’t find or afford such a horse there are some things you can do to train your horse for trail or competition.

A “spooky” horse is no fun at all to ride as you are constantly worried that he will jump at the slightest sound or movement and you will end up with your backside on the ground looking up. A great partnership with your horse starts from his trust of his owner. Spend as much time with your horse as you can and get the groundwork in so that trust is built. Groundwork is the time and training you put in to your horse. It is the basics of horse training to work with a horse on the ground before even getting in the saddle. Daily grooming and working with your horse in different situations forms a bond or trust with your horse. You must become his “lead horse”. Trust is invaluable as there are times when you need your horse to overcome his natural instincts to flee when he feels threatened. If your horse trusts you to keep him safe, he will ignore his instincts and remain calm. Take your time when grooming him and adopt a firm but fair attitude when handling him so that he learns to respect you as his herd leader.

One good way to help your horse react differently to situations is to take him out with a seasoned “kid safe” horse that stays calm under all conditions. When a horse sees and feels that another horse is not concerned or spooked at every paper bag blowing in the wind or scary leaves blowing around, then it helps him to realize that the world isn’t quite as scary as he thought.

If your horse is scared of certain things, then make sure you expose it to him every day until he is completely comfortable around it. For example you can tie plastic bags to the fence and let them flap in the breeze. Then keep taking your horse past the bags every day as part of his training to NOT be afraid of things that are moving around him when he’s under saddle. Fear is the main thing that drives a horse. The point is to make him comfortable with as many things as possible on an every day basis. Your horse can over-come 90% of all the outside influences that you can come up with and eventually even more.

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poloponies14 asked:


I was just wondering, thank you for your help!
Because I have a four year old appendix quarter horse whom I want to start at barrels. She already is being ridden at the moment on trail rides and at polo (a horse sport played with mallets and a ball) Thanks