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Horse recovering from abuse?
Hi just wanted to share about my horse that I bought! She was sold to me on the premise that she was a wonderfully trained horse (I know ha ha), but I loved how she tried so hard and she was the nicest horse I tried, even if she was on the thin side. When we got her home, things started cropping up, and by her reaction, she was definitely abused. We did get an inkling of it as when it was time to take her home, the previous owner literally beat her on the trailer because she wouldn't load.
So here is what my horse used to do:
-didn’t like being groomed
-would kick when being saddled
-wouldn’t pick up feet
-wouldn’t load on a trailer
-would do rollkur without being asked
-otherwise extremely fussy with bit
-didn’t know how to jump well
-would jump poles
-panicked on hacks, even with other horses leading
-wouldn’t relax during in-stable shows
-would buck when scared
-would also bolt if scared
This is what she now does after 2.5 years:
-Fine being groomed. Doesn’t like curry comb.
-Only pins ears sometimes with girth. Perfectly behaved otherwise.
-Foot manners are perfect.
-No longer rollkurs. Sometimes gets behind bit by accident.
-Rides mostly in bitless bridle, but can be ridden with bit.
-Jumps beautifully! Still a bit green, but has gone 4’ yay!
-Only jumps pole if long.
-Now hacks out, happily, in group or by herself. Even will gallop and pull up nicely!
-Haven’t tried the shows yet, but have feeling this is going to be better.
-Has not bucked in a very long time under saddle.
-Bolted in the spring, but has not since. Only spooks occasionally but collects self.
I was going to sell her because she was getting beyond me, and it was such a long hard road. But I think I might keep her after all! :D
What do you guys think? Do you have good stories similar to mine?
4 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Hi well done on the success. I know what abuse can do to a horse because last year, (we don't know exactly when) my parent horse got stolen. He was on loan because we were tight on money but we had looked at lots of different places and chosen the best place for him. The people kept in touch for a long time then stopped we were getting very worried so we went to where they were and found out that e had gone missing. After a lot of searching using Facebook (one of the only times it was actually useful) we tracked him down. This is what had happened.
The person we loaned him to, loaned him to someone else who loved to ride him. They then sold the tack and felt bad about what happened so illegally sold him to someone without his horse passport. We got him back off them because they didn't realise he was stolen. But when we got him back he had cuts on his side and a very red nose and they said his nose was sun burn but in 20 years he had never sunburnt.
After that we decided to look after him again because we had more money than previously. We found out though that he would through his head about whenever someone went near his face. He would bite at your hand if you tried to touch his nose and if he was scared he would buck you off. He never used to do any of these things, so we are really angry at the people. He is now fine with his face and is a very affectionate horse but he still bucks and jumps if he is spooked. He is 25 now so it is hard to get him out of it but he is slowly getting better.
Sorry for the long answer.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Good job Dani! It shows what good, responsible horse-people can accomplish. It always makes me shake my head when I see an article on horse-buying advice and the writer says the most important thing to assess is that the horse has a good temperament. A horse's temperament depends mostly on its daily handling. As you've shown, good handling can turn a bad horse into a good one, but bad or ignorant handling can just as easily make a good horse turn bad. I see lots of examples of that on Yahoo! answers, unfortunately. I'm glad you are here to set a good example!
Source(s): http://www.dempseytraining.com/ - 8 years ago
I would say if you like her..keep her... if you want a new horse sell her.... weigh up the Pros and cons but think long and hard before you sell her..
