I bought him from a lady when I notice she kept him and his twin sister tied so tight to a stall that was small and he could only move his head enough to bend it down to eat and drink. No way could he lay down. To tight of space.The barn was pretty dark to.Never been outside.They were like this for a month.No human touch either.I just had to get them out of there.The girl still run's from us unless I have grain.The boy is the real problem.He wont get near us.When we bring hay out or grain he is always far away from the other animals following us.He loves the other animals.Just not people.I try to get close when he's in the stall which is rarely cause we can't catch him and when he goes in on his own he is so spooked he trys to run out but can't.So thats when I pet him and talk to him and try to give him treats.He's never tied up in the stall and hates me touching him.Eye's budging out and stuff. I want him to trust me.He doesnt trust my husband.He must sense he dosen't like him.HELP
2006-12-01 08:17:55 · 10 answers · asked by Chiccum 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
It's obviouse the past owner abused and neglected the poor horse. He's been so hurt that even a full year of trying to warm him up to you won't work. He needs a lot of time and patience. But don't push it, or you'll just spook him more. Never trap or corner him to calm him down; he'll be too afraid to do anything and ignore what you do and what you say. I think you DO need some major bonding and alone time. Maybe get him away from the other animals for a while, and stay in the pasture or the barn with him for a while with the treats. Even if he stays far away, that'll help a lot. But still, time and patience! That's still bonding you know. It's better than scaring him into getting petted and spoken to.
2006-12-01 09:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by Beena W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am happy to hear you are trying to get help, and that you rescued these two. Here is a technique I use that has always worked.
What we do with a wild horse, for the first couple weeks, do not even try to touch him. Sit in the middle of the pasture or by the water tank, somewhere that you are in the open. Bring some hay and some grain, and set it in your lap. Make sure there isn't food available somewhere else. Now just relax and read a book for an hour or so, and do this several times a week in the beginning, every day if possible. The first couple times, he will freak, but if you do not move, he will eventually get used to your presence there. Next stage: he will come up interested on what you are doing there every day and slowly move closer. If he comes close- do not move at all, just ignore him. It would be a good idea to not even try petting him until he comes up to you right away for food (it may be a couple weeks).
It will be a tough road, but good luck and I hope this helped!
2006-12-01 10:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 14:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by sather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought a mini pony in August who was the same. She was terrified of people, really nervous and jumpy and would run a mile as soon as she saw you.
Because she was so frightened and difficult to catch, the only way people could ever catch her was to chase her into a really small yard which just stirred her up and made her more scared.
When I brought her home, I attached a 5m length of thick rope to her headstall and let her run in the big paddock with the rest of the horses so she didn't feel isolated. The rope meant that she could still stay a distance away from me, but I just had to pick up the end of the rope and hang onto her so she couldn't run any further while gently make my way closer to her (didn't pull her towards me).
The key was to not hang onto her if she freaked out and tried to run away. That would have only frightened her more. I also never stared her in the eye, because then she would consider me as a predator. I would also crouch down so I was on her level, not towering over her, also big and scary like a predator. Another thing was to never rush towards her, and always do it on my own, not with a heap of people.
I made a point of catching her several times every day, just to give her a pat or a treat, never anything horrible. I NEVER raised my voice around her, just talked soothingly and calmly.
I did this for about a month and she very slowly started trusting me, and as she did I would hang onto her longer and even give her a good grooming and started to get other people to approach her and give her treats and pats.
Recently I moved her into the paddock with my much older mini mare (who is VERY friendly and well behaved), and every day I did normal things with my other old mare like rugging and unrugging and grooming etc, and each time I would do the same with the scared pony. She learned a lot just by watching me do the things to the other pony, until she got to the stage now where I don't have to catch her to do them at all, she will just stand there for me.
Sometimes she still tries to run away, but all I have to do is talk to her and touch her with one hand and she will stop straight away and let me carry out doing whatever it was I wanted to do with her.
Although it takes a lot of time and patience with whatever method you choose to follow, remember that if you act like you have 5 minutes, it will take all day, and if you act like you have all day, it will take 5 minutes.
I just couldn't believe how much my mare improved as soon as she was taken away from all the other distractions and buddied up with my well behaved pony that loved being handled. She just watched everything and started to copy her.
Maybe that's what you need, a role model for your ponies to learn from!
2006-12-02 02:31:07 · answer #4 · answered by ThePONYKID 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots lots lots of time or if u feel frisky.......u may just need to break him by constantly catching him and releasing him showing him u mean no harm it may be just the thing that he needs to break down a wall already in place by abuse. He might not see the kindness u r trying to display to him cus of the extent of prior abuse. So u may have to be a bit more........agressive. Remember he is basicaly wild and u cant reason with him or the twin. Sometimes it takes agressiveness to get thru to someone.
2006-12-01 08:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by arc7499 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get Monty Roberts book and use the roundpen method on this pony, you can have him tame within one day if you follow the instructions! It's just pure magic to watch him work on completely wild horses!
Good Luck
2006-12-01 18:45:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search MONTY ROBERTS on google. I highly suggest his book or you can watch his show on TV (hard to watch though cause it's only on like once a month!). Anyway, he is a 'scared horse GOD!' Look at some of his techniques and training tips. It will help TREMENDOUSLY!
2006-12-01 11:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by hey_its_from_clare 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deffinatly look up Montey Roberts, read about what he does and you can try it. If it doesn't work and you are willing to pay see if you can get someone who is trained to help you.
2006-12-01 14:31:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow thats terrible... what i would do is just get like some horse treats or just like carrot and apples and offer it to him and you know. make it a rutine and ever day do just a little more. it will let him know that you dont want to hurt him. just spend as much time with him as you can
2006-12-01 08:29:48 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's probably been abused. give him some time. he'll probably warm up to you
2006-12-01 08:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋