Something that I have overcame and am now back to square one again Basically when I first got Martini she wouldnt hack out alone. So the first winter I had her I spent a lot of time hacking out with the same old sensible horse to gain her confidence and come summer hacking out alone wasn't an issue. Then we moved yards and were back at square one again. What made it worse was my friend's horse was a nightmare to hack out and was very nappy and so she learned a thing or two from him. I eventually had to say I couldn't hack out with her anymore as we were getting nowhere and basically did the same thing as before but it was my mum that came out with me not a horse and eventually I got her going out alone, but not happily as where we were there was always bikes and people walking dogs etc etc to upset her.
So now I have moved yards again and want to try and get her hacking out alone , but this time I don't really have anyone who can put in the time to help me out by hacking out with me all the time, or can my mum come up everytime I want to ride.
So basically just a now I am stuck riding in the school. She is well schooled and so its not a problem of her moving off my leg, but I think it's more to do with insecurity. She used to hate being left on her own in the field or stable (we have overcame that now, but hacking out is the last hurdle!)
I have started some groundwork exercises (From the book 'Perfect Manners') to try and build on our relationship too in the hope that this will help. But I'm stuck for ideas.
I should probably just get on her and go for it (and one day when iI'm feeling up for it I probably will) but I would rather have her hacking out willingly than me making her go as her answer to anything she doesn't want to do is rear, and spinning is apparently a good option too- or even both at the same time
And although I always sit it out (to the horror of my mum) and she doesn't get away with it, it's really not a good thing as a)she has gone over on me before and this hasn't put her off and b) the first part of the hack is a fenced off pathway with barbed wire and I don't want to risk me or her getting injured.
I really want to get over this problem so I don't have to rely on anyone else to ride or always have to ride in the school. And also I go off to Uni in September and who knows I might have to get someone to help ride her for me/part share her and I think it would be easier to find someone if she could hack out alone.
I have all summer to work on this and I was just wondering if anyone else had this problem or have any suggestions as to things I could try??
(Just thought I'd add she is absolutely fine in company)
So now I have moved yards again and want to try and get her hacking out alone , but this time I don't really have anyone who can put in the time to help me out by hacking out with me all the time, or can my mum come up everytime I want to ride.
So basically just a now I am stuck riding in the school. She is well schooled and so its not a problem of her moving off my leg, but I think it's more to do with insecurity. She used to hate being left on her own in the field or stable (we have overcame that now, but hacking out is the last hurdle!)
I have started some groundwork exercises (From the book 'Perfect Manners') to try and build on our relationship too in the hope that this will help. But I'm stuck for ideas.
I should probably just get on her and go for it (and one day when iI'm feeling up for it I probably will) but I would rather have her hacking out willingly than me making her go as her answer to anything she doesn't want to do is rear, and spinning is apparently a good option too- or even both at the same time
And although I always sit it out (to the horror of my mum) and she doesn't get away with it, it's really not a good thing as a)she has gone over on me before and this hasn't put her off and b) the first part of the hack is a fenced off pathway with barbed wire and I don't want to risk me or her getting injured.
I really want to get over this problem so I don't have to rely on anyone else to ride or always have to ride in the school. And also I go off to Uni in September and who knows I might have to get someone to help ride her for me/part share her and I think it would be easier to find someone if she could hack out alone.
I have all summer to work on this and I was just wondering if anyone else had this problem or have any suggestions as to things I could try??
(Just thought I'd add she is absolutely fine in company)
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