Jill came out on foot, kindly, to give molly confidence (that was the plan; jill's horse currently out of action with a bit of a virus!) - the plan in due course is to ride out together
anyway, we had two attempts to turn back before we got to the turning we want. one because, we think, she clocked some mares & foals she'd seen before; the second, i'd misjudged the turn right was turning early and she tought i meant turn round.
anyway, going up country lane we all could see a caravan that LOOKED as though it ws in the middle of said lane - you really couldn't tell that it wasn't until you got up to it.
that was a real problem for molly so we decided i'd get off and lead - but of course, no way she was letting me back on again. so we both had a long walk!
we had various attempts at various points to get her to stand so I could get back on but wasn't going to happen.
so when we got back to the yard, molly went in the arena and did some schooling, once i got on (with a hand at her head...)
anyway, we had two attempts to turn back before we got to the turning we want. one because, we think, she clocked some mares & foals she'd seen before; the second, i'd misjudged the turn right was turning early and she tought i meant turn round.
anyway, going up country lane we all could see a caravan that LOOKED as though it ws in the middle of said lane - you really couldn't tell that it wasn't until you got up to it.
that was a real problem for molly so we decided i'd get off and lead - but of course, no way she was letting me back on again. so we both had a long walk!
we had various attempts at various points to get her to stand so I could get back on but wasn't going to happen.
so when we got back to the yard, molly went in the arena and did some schooling, once i got on (with a hand at her head...)
YO thought i should get someone else to get her sorted onn the moutning front - i said, you're welcome to try next week when i'm away, at your own risk... but she agrees with me that if i'm losing my temper, i have to stop trying as that is counter productive. It was at least very clear to Jill today that it's just pure stubbornness on Molly's part, not fear, not pain, not anything other than her
there is no doubt some reason why this happens and she does this, but no idea what it might be..
there is no doubt some reason why this happens and she does this, but no idea what it might be..
3 comments:
Sounds like my ride the other day when I had to get off to go past the "evil" black plastic bag. Toby, though, would stand for me to get back on, but I can't mount from the ground.
Sometimes it's a good idea to let someone else work on your horse's problem. It takes your own frustration and emotional baggage out of the equation. And, the other person can also approach the problem with new eyes and fewer preconceptions. YO might actually have some luck.
The mounting sounds like a really frustrating problem :( I hope you can get to the bottom of it.
I often used to have to get off and lead Tali past assorted monsters on hacks (our latest was a sheet of plasitc in the road, so I did some additional spook training with it and managed to walk him over it!), but the days where I end up getting off and leading are now much fewer and further between.
thanks both. i wouldn't mind, though, most of the time she's not so much frightened terrified (as with a full blown spook) as startled and it's an excuse...
and i really don't want her to start chucking herself on the floor again! not when someone is on her at least! TBF, that was real fright, but still it does make on wary...
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