Need Opinions Please

mikesayetta · 11-01-2009, 05:16 PM

OK situation is as follows i bought a 9 year old paint mare about 4 months ago. When i bought her i had been told she had been used as a broode mare for the past two years. The first few times i had rode her she was awsome. Then i had assumed she had gotten spooked and she bucked me off. I rode her a few more times and she did ok. So i continued to ride her and do ground work with her and she was riding well. Then last week i went to ride her down the road and she crow hopped on me so i rode it out and we rode around for a while and we went back to the barn. So today i get her out to try to get a ride in since it has been so cold up here. We went in the round pen and we did some lunging and did some ground work and then i got on her. She was acting kind of weird and was doing like 180 turns on a dime and was acting all weird. So i got off did some more ground work and moved her over to our paddok and i got back on her she was doing her spinning thing so i tried to ride it out. Walked her over to the gate adn when i tried to turn her to ride her around she reared and then bucked me off. So in total i have been thrown from her about 5 times. I dont know if it is something that i could put her in training and it will get better or if it something that is going to continue to happen and maybe i need to find her a new home. I love her alot and would love to try to find a solution but i think the big issue is i dont trust her anymore. She was suppose to go to a trainer next year to be a reining horse but at this point i think i might have to sell her. Any one have any suggestions?

CrazyHorse · 11-02-2009, 06:50 AM

The first things I would check would be saddle fit, pain, maybe her teeth are bothering her, what kind of bit are you using? What is her diet like?
I'm sorry you're having a hard time with her right now. I know all too well how it is to lose your confidence in your mount

Shotgun93 · 11-02-2009, 07:13 AM

I agree with checking for saddle fit and teeth issues.

How much training did she have before she was a broodmare? Some times when horses are off for a while, they basically revert back to an unstarted horse, meaning you have to treat them like a 2 year old that has never been ridden before - and now she is just testing you.

mikesayetta · 11-02-2009, 08:11 AM

as far as i know she has had no professional training. she was supposedly used as a trail horse as a two year old and did water crossings and all types of trail work. i have bbeen riding her in the same saddle the whole time i have had her. the trainer we had came out and checked it when i had a few lessons on her and had her check her out during the 30 days tha i had to test the horse. her teeth are ok as far as i know. she does not drop any grain when eating. it sucks that i have no confidence in my mount anymore cause she really is an awsome horse. i know she as a real bad attitude with the other horses we have and she has been lead mare every where else and i have heard that can cause problems too. she listens on the ground and does great ground work its just when i am rding her that she acts up. i am using a snffle bit and she is on a mix of grass alfalfa hay and she is grained twice a day.

11-01-2009, 05:16 PM	#1
mikesayetta Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 19	Need Opinions Please OK situation is as follows i bought a 9 year old paint mare about 4 months ago. When i bought her i had been told she had been used as a broode mare for the past two years. The first few times i had rode her she was awsome. Then i had assumed she had gotten spooked and she bucked me off. I rode her a few more times and she did ok. So i continued to ride her and do ground work with her and she was riding well. Then last week i went to ride her down the road and she crow hopped on me so i rode it out and we rode around for a while and we went back to the barn. So today i get her out to try to get a ride in since it has been so cold up here. We went in the round pen and we did some lunging and did some ground work and then i got on her. She was acting kind of weird and was doing like 180 turns on a dime and was acting all weird. So i got off did some more ground work and moved her over to our paddok and i got back on her she was doing her spinning thing so i tried to ride it out. Walked her over to the gate adn when i tried to turn her to ride her around she reared and then bucked me off. So in total i have been thrown from her about 5 times. I dont know if it is something that i could put her in training and it will get better or if it something that is going to continue to happen and maybe i need to find her a new home. I love her alot and would love to try to find a solution but i think the big issue is i dont trust her anymore. She was suppose to go to a trainer next year to be a reining horse but at this point i think i might have to sell her. Any one have any suggestions?

11-02-2009, 06:50 AM	#2
CrazyHorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florence, Mississippi Posts: 10,948 Images: 656	The first things I would check would be saddle fit, pain, maybe her teeth are bothering her, what kind of bit are you using? What is her diet like? I'm sorry you're having a hard time with her right now. I know all too well how it is to lose your confidence in your mount __________________ Don't fight the hands that hold you... God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart. I've been blessed by the Snow Fairy too many times to count! I've been gobbled many times over by Thom Turkey!

11-02-2009, 07:13 AM	#3
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 14,941 Images: 133	I agree with checking for saddle fit and teeth issues. How much training did she have before she was a broodmare? Some times when horses are off for a while, they basically revert back to an unstarted horse, meaning you have to treat them like a 2 year old that has never been ridden before - and now she is just testing you. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

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11-02-2009, 08:11 AM	#4
mikesayetta Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 19	as far as i know she has had no professional training. she was supposedly used as a trail horse as a two year old and did water crossings and all types of trail work. i have bbeen riding her in the same saddle the whole time i have had her. the trainer we had came out and checked it when i had a few lessons on her and had her check her out during the 30 days tha i had to test the horse. her teeth are ok as far as i know. she does not drop any grain when eating. it sucks that i have no confidence in my mount anymore cause she really is an awsome horse. i know she as a real bad attitude with the other horses we have and she has been lead mare every where else and i have heard that can cause problems too. she listens on the ground and does great ground work its just when i am rding her that she acts up. i am using a snffle bit and she is on a mix of grass alfalfa hay and she is grained twice a day.