Young horses..?

Jennygirl011 · 09-03-2006, 08:02 AM

Ive own a 4yr old now almost five yr old horse.. named Pilgrim. He is very sweet. Whenever you get off of him after riding, he will follow you everywhere. He is a shy horse. But sometimes in the pasture he acts very stupid.. tries to run under trees and run back.. wont leave sometimes.. just new things all the time.. But I never let him do these things but its very annoying. Hes well trained and does great in the arena. Turns good, stops good.. everything... but acts different sometimes in the pasture..sometimes he is great in the pasture. Alot of people say its because he is so young and that he will be better when he is older.. Is this true?

ChaseroftheCans · 09-03-2006, 08:06 AM

Could be a ton of reasons why he would act that way. He could be feeling fresh and want to go, go, go. Is your pasture far from the stable? Maybe he's barn sour and wants to get home. Could be a respect issue. Lots of things.

I wouldn't blame it on his age, as horses are all different. I know 3 horses ages 1-4 years old that are so laid back people think they're either in their 30's or about to die. He may be immature mentally at that age, but his actions shouldn't be.

I'd look into some of those other things first. Could be in pain, but I wouldn't think so if he wasn't showing it all the time.

idlewild · 09-03-2006, 10:39 AM

I wouldn't worry about it at all.

I have a 13 year old horse who acts just plain stupid at times. Running around, running under the shed, then running back out. Chasing the other horses. I don't worry, he's just playing.

I would just let him be, it may just be his personality to be goofy and have fun in pasture. He's probably just burning off excess steam.

Spin Away · 09-03-2006, 04:05 PM

i don't think he is doing this because he is to young, i don't care what other peopel say, but i ride horses at the age of aroud 2. I

EternalDreamer · 09-03-2006, 04:54 PM

I honestly think its just because hes a kid still..

My mare did this up untill she was 6, just because she enjoyed playing and horsing around. She still chases horses just for the fun of it. Honestly, unless you see some clear issue of pain or something very strange going on, other than him acting a little "strange" or rambunctious in the pasture, I wouldn't worry about it. Just work him hard during your lesson times and he will be fine.
A little play never hurt anybody..IMO

09-03-2006, 08:02 AM	#1
Jennygirl011 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lone Star State..Where its ALWAYS hot Posts: 1,807 Images: 255	Young horses..? Ive own a 4yr old now almost five yr old horse.. named Pilgrim. He is very sweet. Whenever you get off of him after riding, he will follow you everywhere. He is a shy horse. But sometimes in the pasture he acts very stupid.. tries to run under trees and run back.. wont leave sometimes.. just new things all the time.. But I never let him do these things but its very annoying. Hes well trained and does great in the arena. Turns good, stops good.. everything... but acts different sometimes in the pasture..sometimes he is great in the pasture. Alot of people say its because he is so young and that he will be better when he is older.. Is this true? __________________ Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses.-C.W.Anderson

09-03-2006, 08:06 AM	#2
ChaseroftheCans Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Peoria, Arizona Posts: 768 Images: 162	Could be a ton of reasons why he would act that way. He could be feeling fresh and want to go, go, go. Is your pasture far from the stable? Maybe he's barn sour and wants to get home. Could be a respect issue. Lots of things. I wouldn't blame it on his age, as horses are all different. I know 3 horses ages 1-4 years old that are so laid back people think they're either in their 30's or about to die. He may be immature mentally at that age, but his actions shouldn't be. I'd look into some of those other things first. Could be in pain, but I wouldn't think so if he wasn't showing it all the time. __________________ Proud owner of Fancy Bar RX (aka Little). Little's Pedigree Proud owner of Chaotic Turn On (aka Chaos). Chaos's Pedigree

09-03-2006, 10:39 AM	#3
idlewild Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 4,129 Images: 336 Blog Entries: 123	I wouldn't worry about it at all. I have a 13 year old horse who acts just plain stupid at times. Running around, running under the shed, then running back out. Chasing the other horses. I don't worry, he's just playing. I would just let him be, it may just be his personality to be goofy and have fun in pasture. He's probably just burning off excess steam. __________________ iDance, iSplash, iJump. iEvent Honorary Aussie, Oi! Feliche + Idlewild = Serial Eventers Idlewild and I Love BODIE! are M&M I was on HGS when we made 2 and 3 million posts

09-03-2006, 04:54 PM	#5
EternalDreamer Full Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western Michigan Posts: 174 Images: 1	I honestly think its just because hes a kid still.. My mare did this up untill she was 6, just because she enjoyed playing and horsing around. She still chases horses just for the fun of it. Honestly, unless you see some clear issue of pain or something very strange going on, other than him acting a little "strange" or rambunctious in the pasture, I wouldn't worry about it. Just work him hard during your lesson times and he will be fine. A little play never hurt anybody..IMO __________________ If your soul wants to fly - buy a horse

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Spin Away Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 219 Images: 29	i don't think he is doing this because he is to young, i don't care what other peopel say, but i ride horses at the age of aroud 2. I