Need HORSE HELP- <<UPDATED - PICS pg 3>>

[RickiHupp]

Must be alot of "head shy" horses around here....

 

[needmorechickens!]

Oh, we didn't hurt her. It's a soft cotton rope and we lightly flopped it across the nose just to suprise her. I am letting my daughter do most of the training because she wants it to be her horse. She has a very light hand and will not hurt Tessie. She only had to do it a couple of times and Tessie figured out what she wanted. Before my friend taught us to do that, my daughter was pulled off balance by struggling to get Tessie's head up, and I think that was dangerous for my daughter to be struggling like that.
I put straw down in her stall today.
This weekend i am going to close in the bottom of the stall so she can't get her legs stuck or anything.
I really appreciate those give me helpful advice....keep it coming!
~Rebecca

 

[needmorechickens!]

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~Rebecca

 

[reallemons1]

My son tied his 16h mare to a 4 x 4 post. She pulled back, spooked herself when the rope tightened, broke off the post and ran with the post still attached and banging her legs making her run faster. Lucky it was in the pasture and she wasn't hurt. We learned not to the that horse again.

 

[Foxhound lady]

Another way to keep from grazing when you're stop is a redirection technique. Walk into her while going in another direction.

I gave my horse treats all her life from my hand, and not once did she ever bite me. She tried once and we used the John Lyons technique of the 3 second scare (no hitting) and then stop and praise. she was a smart girl and caught on quickly.

If you want to improve her ground manners and the way you handle her there I would recommend John Lyons or Parrelli methods. I have seen both of their seminars and they are great.

A word of advice with trainers you need to interview them ask about their methods watch them in a training session. Do they use force or do they use postive methods. If you have a high end training stable (show types) in your area ask if they can recommend someone.

 

[needmorechickens!]

My son tied his 16h mare to a 4 x 4 post. She pulled back, spooked herself when the rope tightened, broke off the post and ran with the post still attached and banging her legs making her run faster. Lucky it was in the pasture and she wasn't hurt.

Awwww, poor thing! I bet that was scary.

But I am supposed to tie her when I am going to be right there with her and doing something like picking her hooves, right?
~Rebecca​

 

[needmorechickens!]

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Thanks, the next thing I was gonna ask about was which books or dvd's I should look into getting. I am going to look these up now!
~Rebecca

 

[helmstead]

Does anyone else think this thread is getting more detrimental than helpful?

This is why newbies often won't ask for help/advice.

With horses, as with pretty well every other thing we keep...there are SO many different views. Let's not be pushy, argumentative, snobby or mean in our posts here. If you choose to disagree, do it kindly if you can and if you can't...then don't.

This individual is not out to do a poor job. I think kudos are in order for putting something together so quickly in order to rehome this horse. Think, in todays market, what a fire sale might have meant to the horse and how much better off she is with well intentioned people who are trying to learn how to do things the right way as they go. No, perhaps it's not ideal...no 5 years of lessons...blah blah blah...but they're DOING it.

 

[lorieMN]

needmorechickens! :

My son tied his 16h mare to a 4 x 4 post. She pulled back, spooked herself when the rope tightened, broke off the post and ran with the post still attached and banging her legs making her run faster. Lucky it was in the pasture and she wasn't hurt.

Awwww, poor thing! I bet that was scary.

But I am supposed to tie her when I am going to be right there with her and doing something like picking her hooves, right?
~Rebecca​

yes its fine to tie a horse,but you need to use a good rope and halter and tie correctly,use a quick release knot and tie at or a little above head level if you can and short enough she cannot put her head down and get a leg over the rope,I prefer it short,about 2 feet of rope for her,,if she has been tied and broken the rope you will need to retrain her,a aussie tie ring would then be your best bet..I tie my horse for hours,sometimes overnight when camping..the reason the old west cowboys could tie the horses to a hitching post with only a bridle is because they just ran 20 miles into town and the horse was darn happy to just rest..really,Amish horses are ground tied all the time to a boat anchor..but they have just come in many miles and go many miles a day and are happy to just stand still..​

 

[reallemons1]

Tie her in such a way that if she does pull the rope will not tighten. Another way is to just wrap the rope around the pole, tree or whatever and keep the end with you. That mare had spook issues. When she felt trapped, like when the rope snatched, flight instinct took over. I later found out about past abuse. She was a beautiful girl and a good riding horse, but we had handle her with special conciderations.