This is a pointless story, but hope some will express an opinion anyway.
Horsey Teen goes out for ride with horsey Neighbour Lady (referred to from here on in as NL, for Neighbour Lady)
NL is riding her Peruvian. Horsey Teen is riding Lily, our 4 year old mutt quarter horse whom she rescued from a starving herd and has since broke. Lily trudges along with her lower lip hanging on the ground. We suspect she eats rogue marijuana plants growing in the ditches.
Several years ago NL had a wreck on her Peruvian and shattered all the bones in her wrist. Her hand and wrist have never completely recovered and she is fairly handicapped in that hand. Over the years, her Peruvian has had escalating bad behaviour. It's like he realizes that she does not have the physical strength anymore to hold him, corredt him or get after him. Thus, in the 7 or so years we've known him, his behaviour has shifted from attitudinal to (in my opinion) dangerous. NL hardly rides him anymore, he's too hard for her to handle. BUt today is gorgeous, so off they both go.
A while later Horsey Teen is back in the yard, Lily is limping and bleeding from the leg. WHAT HAPPENED!? And the story unfolds as she hoses down Lily's bleeding, swelling leg.
Everything is going fine. NL says she is thinking of getting another horse and what are our plans for Lily, because she wants a smallish, steady horse for trail riding. Horsey Teen says that Lily is just taking some time to mature mentally and get some trail miles on her. Horsey Teen thinks Lily's brain needs to grow up a little. So Horsey Teen suggests they swap horses, so NL can see how she likes to ride Lily. All goes well. Horsey Teen has ridden Senor Caballo in the past, taken him in Peruvian shows, so it's not like they are strangers.
THey are heading home when Peruvian decides he wants to go faster. NL normally does not argue with him, if he wants to go fast he gets to go fast. But he has Horsey Teen on his back and her view is, when I am on your back, I set the pace, so suck it up! A fight was set n motion. Teen says he was pinning his ears flat back, shaking his head, and began striking the groun with each step. Then snorting got thrown in for good measure. She gave him a boot to the ribs and this was met by a stop and very quick back peddling where he shot backwards and then double barrel kicked Lily (and his owner!) twice. This is where Lily got her ouchy knee and cut! At this point in Horsey Teen says she leapt off and, (cover your ears all horse whisperers) beat the stuffing out of horse and ran him in circles while yelling and booting him from the ground.
Lily is freaked out by this random attack and owner is telling Horsey Teen to give that lippy Peruvian some come-uppance! Teen finally mounts and says ride was good for about 10 minutes until they got even closer to home and Peruvian began doing leaps, Lippizan stallion like, huge rearing jumps forward. Teen was NOT about to give in. NOTE: owner, in an effort to appease increasingly miserable horse has moved from a big, ugly spade bit (typical Peruvian gear) to a bitless bridle. In Teen's words, a glorified halter. So Peruvian is having meltdown and there is not even a bit in his mouth to get his attention. She spun him in circles several times and he seemed to calm ever so slightly. But as the driveway came in sight, he lost his composure.
At this point Horsey Teen is NOT going to let him barrel up the driveway, as is his typical fashion. He just bolts, tears out of his owners hands and tears headlong up the driveway. Apparenlty he performed some tricky manouver twice, aimed at unseating a rider and then for the second time Horsey Teen bailed out of the saddle and went toe to toe with Mr. Stink Face.
NL has a hand and wrist that she can hardly use and advanced osteoporosis, her Drs have warned her to NOT ride horses, but she loves it so much, has ridden forever. But this horse she has has become a threat to her safety. Horsey Teen expressed grave concern. She says it's one thing to get a horse with problems and over time, work those problems away. It's another thing to start with a fairly good horse and watch him deteriorate to the point he is a danger. This horse has shamelessly taken advantage of his rider's diminished physical strength, and she knows it. She loves this horse, had him since birth, but he spends most of his time parked in the field. He is out of control.
NL suggested that Teen can come ride him any time she likes (and knock some sense into him). Horsey Teen is less eager to deal with basket cases, she's had a few over the years. We will tell NL before she decides to buy Lily, to take her for a ride whenever she wants. She is a very good rider, but very soft hearted and does not nip a problem in the bud. Rather makes an excuse to let it go or finds a way to balme herself rather than horse. I am guilty of this and I don't even ride horses!
So daughter spent Mother's Day having a bad date with a Spanish speaking individual. What does one do with a horse that has learned he can get away with murder? I think he probably CAN be fixed, but unless it his owner who fixes him, I don't think it will stick. Opinions?
Horsey Teen goes out for ride with horsey Neighbour Lady (referred to from here on in as NL, for Neighbour Lady)
NL is riding her Peruvian. Horsey Teen is riding Lily, our 4 year old mutt quarter horse whom she rescued from a starving herd and has since broke. Lily trudges along with her lower lip hanging on the ground. We suspect she eats rogue marijuana plants growing in the ditches.
Several years ago NL had a wreck on her Peruvian and shattered all the bones in her wrist. Her hand and wrist have never completely recovered and she is fairly handicapped in that hand. Over the years, her Peruvian has had escalating bad behaviour. It's like he realizes that she does not have the physical strength anymore to hold him, corredt him or get after him. Thus, in the 7 or so years we've known him, his behaviour has shifted from attitudinal to (in my opinion) dangerous. NL hardly rides him anymore, he's too hard for her to handle. BUt today is gorgeous, so off they both go.
A while later Horsey Teen is back in the yard, Lily is limping and bleeding from the leg. WHAT HAPPENED!? And the story unfolds as she hoses down Lily's bleeding, swelling leg.
Everything is going fine. NL says she is thinking of getting another horse and what are our plans for Lily, because she wants a smallish, steady horse for trail riding. Horsey Teen says that Lily is just taking some time to mature mentally and get some trail miles on her. Horsey Teen thinks Lily's brain needs to grow up a little. So Horsey Teen suggests they swap horses, so NL can see how she likes to ride Lily. All goes well. Horsey Teen has ridden Senor Caballo in the past, taken him in Peruvian shows, so it's not like they are strangers.
THey are heading home when Peruvian decides he wants to go faster. NL normally does not argue with him, if he wants to go fast he gets to go fast. But he has Horsey Teen on his back and her view is, when I am on your back, I set the pace, so suck it up! A fight was set n motion. Teen says he was pinning his ears flat back, shaking his head, and began striking the groun with each step. Then snorting got thrown in for good measure. She gave him a boot to the ribs and this was met by a stop and very quick back peddling where he shot backwards and then double barrel kicked Lily (and his owner!) twice. This is where Lily got her ouchy knee and cut! At this point in Horsey Teen says she leapt off and, (cover your ears all horse whisperers) beat the stuffing out of horse and ran him in circles while yelling and booting him from the ground.
Lily is freaked out by this random attack and owner is telling Horsey Teen to give that lippy Peruvian some come-uppance! Teen finally mounts and says ride was good for about 10 minutes until they got even closer to home and Peruvian began doing leaps, Lippizan stallion like, huge rearing jumps forward. Teen was NOT about to give in. NOTE: owner, in an effort to appease increasingly miserable horse has moved from a big, ugly spade bit (typical Peruvian gear) to a bitless bridle. In Teen's words, a glorified halter. So Peruvian is having meltdown and there is not even a bit in his mouth to get his attention. She spun him in circles several times and he seemed to calm ever so slightly. But as the driveway came in sight, he lost his composure.
At this point Horsey Teen is NOT going to let him barrel up the driveway, as is his typical fashion. He just bolts, tears out of his owners hands and tears headlong up the driveway. Apparenlty he performed some tricky manouver twice, aimed at unseating a rider and then for the second time Horsey Teen bailed out of the saddle and went toe to toe with Mr. Stink Face.
NL has a hand and wrist that she can hardly use and advanced osteoporosis, her Drs have warned her to NOT ride horses, but she loves it so much, has ridden forever. But this horse she has has become a threat to her safety. Horsey Teen expressed grave concern. She says it's one thing to get a horse with problems and over time, work those problems away. It's another thing to start with a fairly good horse and watch him deteriorate to the point he is a danger. This horse has shamelessly taken advantage of his rider's diminished physical strength, and she knows it. She loves this horse, had him since birth, but he spends most of his time parked in the field. He is out of control.
NL suggested that Teen can come ride him any time she likes (and knock some sense into him). Horsey Teen is less eager to deal with basket cases, she's had a few over the years. We will tell NL before she decides to buy Lily, to take her for a ride whenever she wants. She is a very good rider, but very soft hearted and does not nip a problem in the bud. Rather makes an excuse to let it go or finds a way to balme herself rather than horse. I am guilty of this and I don't even ride horses!
So daughter spent Mother's Day having a bad date with a Spanish speaking individual. What does one do with a horse that has learned he can get away with murder? I think he probably CAN be fixed, but unless it his owner who fixes him, I don't think it will stick. Opinions?
