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My friend is mean to her horse?
Well my friend started leasing a horse a few weeks ago, she really likes this horse and when ever she is in a lesson she does everything absolutely perfect. Her horse is very nice too. Well when it's just us riding she so is horrible! She gallops her 11 year old laps around an arena! She doesn't even warm up in trot and bend her horse in both directions before. She just enters the arena and canters. She wan't to jump 3' even though her horse can only do 2'6" right now, she has had some issues. Her horse looks like she is going to buck when she askes for gallop. She gives her mixed messages too. She smacks her with the whip right before she pulls harshly on the reins. When I was late for my lesson our instructor told her to groom my horse so we could get out on time. I had to brush her again. Dirt and dust and hair every were. Her hoof had a bunch of dirt still in them and she had flies all over! After our ride her horse was so sweaty and she had brown sweat dripping down her body. We had been riding for and hour and a half already and I was walking around to cool my horse off she said "I'm going to gallop more." I said that her horse look tired and you should probablly cool her off now and she just laughed! She over works her! She just tacks the horse up and rides. She never gives her treats and never pets her. I feel bad for her horse and I know she is up to date on all vacinations and dental, she has shoes and is on medication for her joints and it's like there is no problem at all. She is being well fed and is at a very nice facility. I don't know how to tell her about her behavior. I mean she is a somewhat good friend and we have had alot of issues in the past an it's finally good now and I don't wan't to start another issue. How can I tell her? Also I know the horses owner and she is a good friend of my sister so I think it wil be a little awkward to tell her about that. Help me?!
7 Answers
- BlissLv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
1. It's NOT her horse! The horse's owner should know how her horse is being treated by this lessee. I have part-leased a horse that was ruined by a lessee, and I never knew exactly what was being done to my formerly good horse. It took a lot of work to regain a fraction of the trust and cooperativeness that we used to have. I think you should tell the horse's owner that you think her horse is being mistreated, and suggest that she secretly observe a lesson or free riding session to see what's happening.
A lack of treats and petting is the least of the bad things your friend is doing to this horse. Those things are extras, AFTER the basics of fair and compassionate treatment are established.
You could try to tell your friend that the way she is treating the horse is not fair, but there's a good chance your words will be ignored. Informing the horse's owner and perhaps the trainer and facility owner might be more effective at protecting this nice horse from harsh, unfair, even cruel treatment.
It's up to you to decide if you care enough about this horse and every horse your friend might ride in the future, to see that someone corrects her abusive behavior.
- C CLv 59 years ago
You could ask your sister to have the owner come around during the lesson or whenever this so called friend is riding the horse. Your friend is responsible to take care of the horse properly and not abuse it. Giving it mixed messages can make it difficult for another rider to handle the horse. What is more important to you this so called friend or an animal that cannot defend itself? Well it can but then she will punish the horse even worse when it decides to either buck her off or refuse a jump and she goes sailing over its head. Be the better person and let the owners of the facility know about the treatment of this horse. You could put it in a letter to your instructor or the owner of the horse also. Do not just sit by and watch this happen especially if the horse is as nice as you say. You have the power to change what is happening all it takes is courage.
- 9 years ago
Poor Horse! I would video tape her secretly and show it to your trainer. Only do that if she does it again after you tell her. Tell her nicely that she shouldn't do and it could ruin the horse. Then I would show the video to your sister and see what she says. Then bring it to the trainer if she keeps abusing the horse. Also, tell the owner of the horse if it isn't the trainer sincce you said she is leasing. That is a serious problem and needs to be fixed.
Source(s): i a have great respect for horses. - DriverLv 79 years ago
Tell your instructor what she usually does outside of lessons and see if she'll have a talk with her. It would carry a lot more weight coming from her instructor than from her friend.
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- Anonymous9 years ago
You have to tell someone. That horse is gonna get hurt. Sorry :/
- 9 years ago
that horse is going to go lame. you need to videotape her riding and show the owner. if the owner doesnt care then idk what you should do but if she really cares about that horse, she should not be riding it. Ive seen MANY horses go BAD from people who do that.
