I am, it is best for him and me. A wonderful friend who simply loves him is coming to get him today. She knows all about him and she will be a great match for her. She has no fear and has a great trainer as well. It makes me a little sad, but I will be happy to see photos of him being happy and used and I will get to ride with him as well. Its a good outcome.
What are you feeding your Morgans? It sounds as if you are “fighting the oats” (figuratively).
Your horses could also probably benefit from adding magnesium to their diets–something like MagRestore or Quiessence to help put them on an even keel.
Well that’s good. At least you know he’s going into a good home and a good situation 
No sense in having the anxiety. I bet it’s actually a relief.
I have my lesson on Tues. and we’ll see how our summer goes. I"m not 100% sure what our outcome will be but a bit more time will tell. I love the morgans so I don’t think I’d give up on the breed.
Monty came to me with alot of baggage so I can’t blame it on the “breed”.
I think if he had had a good handler from the start, he’d be different today. My friend today told me, “he’s taking advantage of you!! you say he won’t stop in a one rein stop, he’s bluffing you out and you give in.” I think she could be right. I feel him fight me and I say, “ok, you win.” so of course it seems like it’s getting worse because it probably is. I need to be able to hang in there. But practicing and getting him solid with it again in the arena first!!
She said it sounds like he does get overly excited when he sees a trotting horse but he also needs to listen to you NOT his wishes and ignore you. Just being a spoiled brat about it. She said, “DON"T get mad at him, just patiently disengage him and wait for those feet to stop and he doesn’t get to go until you say so.”
That will be my test with him and probably the deal breaker. If I can do it, great. IF not, then I will have to say - he’s too much horse for me and move on.
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What are you feeding your Morgans? It sounds as if you are “fighting the oats” (figuratively).
Your horses could also probably benefit from adding magnesium to their diets–something like MagRestore or Quiessence to help put them on an even keel.[/QUOTE]
My morgan gets very low sugar content grass hay only. no grain at all. I did try the magnesium supplements and it didn’t do anything but make him sedated and that was a pretty low dose. We did some blood work and all levels were good. Vet didn’t want him on anything he didn’t need.
so today we went out. Storm coming in tonight so it’s cloudy and breezy. We went to a place where the trails are wide and open. We trotted OUT quite a bit to see if that didn’t get some piss and vinegar out. Mine was kind of layed back today. He trotted behind our mare just fine. Heading back you can see the lower trail that heads towards the parking lot and there were two horses galloping along. I thought - Oh GOOD! Because I feel more comfortable at this place because it’s so open - I have plenty of room to work on things rather than having trees on both sides of me. He pranced and then took a few trotting steps, I half halted him, he went right back to a walk and that was the end of it. WTH?? LOL!!!
Now if this had been at the other riding spot that is single track mostly and very wooded, he would have gone bonkers!
When we’re in the open area trails, he looks at other horses and everything but really doesn’t care. In the wooded areas, he’ll scoot forward or get all worried. I’m wondering if his previous owner rode in mostly open trails?? Not so much in the wooded ones. He is getting better in the woods from when I got him but not 100% yet. Maybe with more time.
Don’t feel alone because it’s not just Morgans - my QH gelding is a complete A-hole out on the trail when other horses are going any speed faster than a walk. My friend’s QH gelding picked up a lope, you know, those peanut rolling pleasure lopes that wasn’t any fast than my horse walking, and he about lost his coconut getting all worked up, trying to buck/bolt, just being a puke.
