If that was directed at me, my husband is a good rider and, at that time, rode regularly and has owned horses for 30 years. This horse was flat out dangerous. With a lot of training we probably could have turned him around but the possibility of getting hurt while trying to get there was too real. The seller was a pushover though, she’d ride the horse down the street and he’d get to a certain point and throw a fit. She’d turn around and dismounted and that was end of ride. Husband, when trying horse, only rode him around the yard and horse was okay with that and did as asked. He should have taken him down the road and see what he’d do away from the others.
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Why on earth would you send that horse on to potentially put someone else in danger?
There’s no shame in euthanizing a horse like that if you’re not willing to have a pretty pasture puff or put the training into him.
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He went to the auction in the loose horse pen where they were sold by the pound. We weren’t there when he went through because it was also the day of the registered horse sale and his lot wouldn’t come up until late at night. Of course someone could have pulled him and bought him separately but we received a check a week or so later so we really have no way of knowing where he went. I would never do that again for any horse no matter what.
Sorry not really aimed at you. I was just thinking about the situation in general.
My sister had a 16 hand horse, considered huge at the time. After he was semiretired to pasture he remained easy to catch but would refuse to go out even once jumped a big ditch back into the field with her on board. Once I took my then boyfriend total beginner big fellow for a ride and my sisters horse was a saint for him. Maybe the extra weight made him think twice about acting up.
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Just wanted to add something that could be helpful in keeping you safe as you decide what to do with the horse. In one of Warwick’s videos he was working with a loose stallion. When he wanted to move the horse out of his space, he said he made it a point to ALWAYS make himself bigger, and NEVER ever direct his energy at the stallion, so that the horse wouldn’t perceive it as a challenge. If you need to move this horse again, wave your arms/whip/whatever over your head, instead of directing that energy at him.
I use this method whenever I need to move my boys away now. I am not afraid that they will kick me, but they do move off more willingly.
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