My Ex-Racehorse goes a bit scatty out on a hack|| GoPro || Equestrian Melissa Eventing
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2024
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So Pea decides to spit her dummy out the pram when waiting for car's to pass as she doesn't do 'standing still' :)
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As a former racehorse, her experiences have been very limited. A hack along the road is quite an adventure for her and I think she did pretty well. Kudos for handling her so kindly and yet not letting her get away with too much.
Thanks, she's not usually any bother apart from the standing still bit but she was fired up from the minute I got on then even more after seeing the other horses 🙈
You are brave Narrow lanes, lots of traffic and a super alert horse! Wow I’m looking forward to more.
@@suzannefalla3623 I know, we're moving soon for some safer hacking.
I love how calm and confident you are with her, you can see that it really helps her. Look forward to seeing your progression.
Thank you, usually she's not so silly haha
thx 4 sharing the ride, so enjoyed it since I am just starting to retrain a rescue OTTB that has huge trust issues, so getting to just touch his hind end without him flinching is a goal now. I rode him inside an area for the test ride and he was very green, just off the track - I do not have an inside area and yep, my balance aint what it was back in the day LOL, so we are taking it slower. blessings n keep riding!!!
They're very rewarding! Good luck with your boy!
Beautiful horse and admire your determination to have a confident hack. Recommend watching Steve Young horse trainer videos. He shows how to teach the horse to respect & gain confidence in you, going bacķ to the basics of ground work with horse standing still while rider mounts and only walk away when asked. Good luck!
Usually, she does wait a little while but the whole standing still thing is a working progress and it is also something I am working on during our groundwork sessions. :)
Pea is so brave!!!
She's no bother bless her :)
Maybe lounging her a bit before hacking to take the edge off and establish communication. My former horse (race horse) had had a previous non-racomg owner so he was pretty mello, but he still liked being in front of the other horses on a trail ride and sometimes would prance all the way home. I know the shying move you are describing ... not sure how to sit that other than to be very relaxed and go with her. I liked that you rode her around in the arena for awhile after returning.. This may teach her that if she acts up, that will be her reward. Good strategy. Take care.
This is the first time she has ever been a bit silly out. I felt she just had some excess energy this day so I used the arena at the end to get out the excess energy. I try not to lunge much as it's not great for their legs etc but will deffo bear it in mind :)
Well done, your gorgeous girl was unusually bouncy. With the neighing had me wondering if she's possibly in heat? Love 'being there' with you both. Most beautiful view in the world is framed between a horse's ears. 💝
I think it was just one of those days where she was a little up a height 🙈thankfully there haven't been too many of them but this one was a first out on a hack the little madam. :)
I'm loving watching your progress with Pea. I don't know if this is of any use to you and things very likely are done differently in the UK. A long time ago, when I was young, in South Africa, I rode race horses and just off the track horses. All of them were trained that if you shortened the reins and they felt felt pressure on the bit it meant go fast. If you wanted them to walk or stand you had to give them a loose rein. I'm wondering if your difficulty with getting her to stand quietly could be because she is getting a mixed message and based on her racing experience thinks you are asking her to go.
Not that I am aware of, but they're not asked to stand still at any point in there training so this is a common issue...the way she reacted however wasn't but I think she was just having one of those days.
Your so good with her. I had two lovely ponies when I was younger but wouldn't have had the confidence to ride her as she's a little out of my league. In cars I'd be a mini not a Porsche (?)
Thank you
Well handled, we've all been there 😊 Is there an older quieter horse you could hack out with to give her some confidence.
Thank you. Honestly, I don't think she needs company as she usually is fine, but not at the moment I don't but I am hoping to get her out in company soon :)
Your horse is beautiful! how tall is she may I ask?
She is 16.1HH