Lets see, we have a horse we just bought that we had a while back and she is a six year old percheron and i want to know if they are easy to ride as in not spooky, and what is it like when you first ride them most people say they are good. She deff has a 1(bombproof) for her attitude. And what can i do to get her to trust me alittle more?
2007-02-16 09:35:10 · 6 answers · asked by chasitawwww 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Percherons are draft horses which generally means they are cold blooded and cool thinkers. They tend not to be spooky because the job they were bred for (pulling carts) means that it would be v. dangerous for them to spook (the reason they wear blinkers).
Having worked on many ranches who use draft breeds especially Percherons and Belgians, they are great for beginners and we have often used them for riding double with mom holding onto their little kids infront.
To get her to trust you just spend time with her doing some ground work in the round pen and arena, she will learn over time that you make things good in her life, just makesure she respects your space at all times.
Trust comes with time, and the more things you go through together the more she will trust you, especially when it's something scary and you got her through it without it eating her, that would be a huge leap in trust.
2007-02-16 09:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Riley 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Percherons, as work horses, are less spooky than most lighter breeds. I am guessing that you need to trust her more than she needs to trust you. A horse like this is matter-of-fact. Feed her, brush her, make sure you know how to put her tack on correctly and mount up. She'll be ready to go. If you want to have an intermediary step, lounge her. If you do not know how to do this, find someone who does to get you off on the right track. Lounging before riding lets you see what the horse's attitude is that day, how frisky. lazy, ornery or whatever.
2007-02-16 17:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Susan M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Draft breeds tend to be a little more docile and easier to break than others. But like any horse, she may try a few things to see if she can get away with them. I'm sure she won't be any big trouble though. You need to show her that you are her leader and will never get her into danger. Teach you a lot of ground manners and then start playing around with side passing, rollbacks, vertical and lateral flexing, etc. The same thing you would do with any unbroke horse. That will gain you her trust and respect.
2007-02-16 17:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Horsetrainer89 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since there are enuff good answers as to her spookiness, i will simply add something about trust...you earn her trust by never putting her in a position to get hurt. help her to face (literally) her fears...if what she is afraid of is not dangerous to her, such as a train going down a track, while you are near it, have her face the train, and talk to her while you remain calm. if it is a stationary object, walk her past it, let her stop and investigate it until you see her visibly relax, then turn her around and do it again on the other side (you have to teach horses most things twice, once for each side, as they see things on one side and learn to accept it on that side, but it isnt seen on the other side, so is a new thing) if it is a dangerous thing, calmly take the situation in and use sense in dealing with it and your horse. try to remove both yourselves from the area if possible.
remember this...the more your horse learns to trust you, the greater is your responsibilty to make sure everything you do with her will not hurt her. it is very hard to regain trust lost.
2007-02-16 18:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by Tammy M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All horses have different attitudes. I have 3 horses, and not 1 is
like the other. To gain your horse's trust and respect, work with her a lot. Don't spoil her with treats.
(I know it's hard sometimes not to!)
Hope things go great with you and your horse! :)
2007-02-16 17:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean.??"What can I do to get her to trust me alittle more"??
Try talking English to her(what nationality is she???) that might be the problem.She might need an interpreter.
"She deff has a 1 (bombproof)"???
The poor horse is confused and so am I.!!
2007-02-16 17:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by robert w 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋