we bought a 7yr old mare we were told that she was broke but needed riden and worked with the first day that we had her we rode her and she did wonder full the next day i went to get on her and she rared up with me then through my husband she had not ben riden in 2 yrs we have 2 small kids that we hope would get to ride her. are we just wasteing our time with her or should we keep trying ?
2006-06-07 10:31:15 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer H 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Make sure that there was nothing to cause her pain on the first ride - wolf teeth/poor fitting tack.
Ride her with a standing martingale so she cannot rear.
Put her on a low protein diet with a lot of time outside.
Consider a thirty day tranquilizer, it will wear off at the same rate of her getting used to being ridden often.
Don't do too much on any given day. You don't want her to get muscle sore or develop even more muscle that you can't handle.
2006-06-07 11:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep her my horse was exactly the same way. I gave my horse a year off (not nessesary) and gave him low energy feed and lunged him for a while before I rode. I am riding him and he is doing great now. I am almost ready to start showing him. If this doesn't work make sure her saddle fits, that there isnt anything in her girth/pad that's poking her, her hooves are clean, her bit fits, and that she isn't in heat, and if all that is ok but she is still uncomfortable talk to a vet or think about hiring a trainer. But alot of mares like that (and my gelding) need gentle trainers.
Good Luck! I'm really glad I kept my horse and I hope you end up with the same results if you decide to keep her.
2006-06-07 19:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep trying to ride her but don't put your kids on her until you feel you can totally trust her and if you still are having trouble with her try and find a trainer for her or if you don't want to spend the money then just sell her. I have a mare like that but I have ridden her more as I have gotten older and she seems to be doing better because even when I can't ride her I still try to go out and lunge her every day and then ride her on the weekends. I wish you the best of luck with your horse and hope every thing works out.
2006-06-07 22:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by hannahs_superstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may have been aced up. Did you ride this horse before you bought her? You should always do that if you can. If you want to spend the time with her to see if she gets better, then yes keep her. If you don't want her you should call the person you got her from and see if he/she will buy the horse back.
If you decide to sale her then here are some good websites to put her on. I use them as well......
www.horseville.com
www.equinehits.com
www.2buyhorses.com
www.horse-classifieds.com
www.horsetopia.com
www.dreamhorse.com
That is all that I can think of right now.
Good luck with the horse.
2006-06-07 18:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by cowgirl_nc_21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she have other qualities you like? Good ground manners, friendly, bloodlines? If so, do you have the time and experience to put into getting her the way you want? You could send her to someone to train and put some miles on her, or sell her and get a horse that is exactly what y'all need. We had a gelding like her and sold him and bought a great kid-proof horse. It just wasn't worth the risk for us to keep him. I would do the same again in a heart beat.
2006-06-07 17:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by dream_searcher_tx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the Clinton Anderson DVDs on "Gaining Control and Respect" and watch it several times. He has lots of answers in there that may fit you. She may have not had respect for her previous owners and if you are not confident she will not have any for you either. His "Riding with Confidence" DVDs are great also. If you have the time training yourself helps you learn your horse and builds your knowledge. I have four boys who have more riding experience then I do but I still got myself a yearling to train and ride one day. My youngest is 3 and he loves to ride.
I had a gelding before who would walk so softly when three of my boys would ride or myself but when my other son or husband got on him he would act up. They are more experienced riders and liked going faster then the kids and me.
2006-06-13 17:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by countrymom1212 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you shouldn't give up if she is broke you need to find out how they were broke. If they were just ridden. Maybe it is how you are getting on it or how fast your pace on getting on her is. You need to talk to the person who owned it to see how she was broke. Most of that stuff you learn from experience on what your horse likes and doesn't like you doing to them when they are ridden. Next time take it slow and show her everything. Let her smell everything that you put on her (saddle, blanket, fly spray.ect.) you may need to rebrake her and that takes time but its not that bad since she isn't that old either. just find a breaker and figure some things out.
2006-06-13 22:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by mac2 C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she did wonderful the first day you rode her I am guessing nothing is wrong, could something in the environment of spooked her etc. ? Myself personally would work with her and if nothing works then I would sell her because my children and my safety are more important than a horse
2006-06-07 17:42:36 · answer #8 · answered by Tiffany D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋