Sorry long winded wine and ice cream might me needed before you start
The last month has been really hard for Ginger and I. First we had the round of not eating, crib biting and rearing in the field now that has all stopped but under saddle he is a brat.
It all started when I hacked out with a friend as we turned for home (at a place we have never been before) he started to prance around and threaten to rear I rode him through it and forgot about it until the next weekend. This time he was OK 60% of the way then started to prance in the large field as we walked through it. Next I hacked out with 4 friends he was OK for a while but we decided to split up so we could have a canter up the hill. I went with one friend he was OK but pulled and pranced the whole way home.
The next week he was a sod the whole time prancing around and sideways. All we did was walk that day.
In the school he then start to add a few cheeky bucks not much and a small kick pushed him through it. The he started ad libing shooting forward with head in the air for a stride or 5:frown:
Tonight he really went for it 4 times he shot forward and just as I got him calm he Lipizzaner leaped first the front end came up and forward then the back end up and kick out. :help: OMG brown pant moment. After the second of shock I pushed him on and got him thinking for the next 20 minutes he was breath taking to ride the most amazing shoulder in and leg yield full of power and ground covering the most amazing canter he has ever given on both reins:biggrin: If my heart was not in my mouth I would of enjoyed the ride more.
Two friends were watching and I actually heard their gasps of shock at both what he did and that I was still on board.
So he had finally hit the teenage years and I will hand on heart say it scares the shit out of me. I know I have to dig deep and deal with the ginger devil but just getting on board is a challenge. A friend suggest a calmer which is funny as his physio suggested the same after his cribbing issue.
Anyone else had to 'grow' some to deal with a youngster that has just realised that he is 16.2, very fit, strong and worse Ginger.
Any advice welcome
The last month has been really hard for Ginger and I. First we had the round of not eating, crib biting and rearing in the field now that has all stopped but under saddle he is a brat.
It all started when I hacked out with a friend as we turned for home (at a place we have never been before) he started to prance around and threaten to rear I rode him through it and forgot about it until the next weekend. This time he was OK 60% of the way then started to prance in the large field as we walked through it. Next I hacked out with 4 friends he was OK for a while but we decided to split up so we could have a canter up the hill. I went with one friend he was OK but pulled and pranced the whole way home.
The next week he was a sod the whole time prancing around and sideways. All we did was walk that day.
In the school he then start to add a few cheeky bucks not much and a small kick pushed him through it. The he started ad libing shooting forward with head in the air for a stride or 5:frown:
Tonight he really went for it 4 times he shot forward and just as I got him calm he Lipizzaner leaped first the front end came up and forward then the back end up and kick out. :help: OMG brown pant moment. After the second of shock I pushed him on and got him thinking for the next 20 minutes he was breath taking to ride the most amazing shoulder in and leg yield full of power and ground covering the most amazing canter he has ever given on both reins:biggrin: If my heart was not in my mouth I would of enjoyed the ride more.
Two friends were watching and I actually heard their gasps of shock at both what he did and that I was still on board.
So he had finally hit the teenage years and I will hand on heart say it scares the shit out of me. I know I have to dig deep and deal with the ginger devil but just getting on board is a challenge. A friend suggest a calmer which is funny as his physio suggested the same after his cribbing issue.
Anyone else had to 'grow' some to deal with a youngster that has just realised that he is 16.2, very fit, strong and worse Ginger.
Any advice welcome