So as many of you know, I recently bought a littl draft and pony mare by the name of Honey.
Well, Honey is being a pain in the ***. She's biting, bucking, and not responding to any of my training efforts.
1) I can't brush her legs, because she picks them up like she expects me to pick them out. It's driving me nuts because her legs are filthy. If I ignore it, she paws at me, and if I continue to ignore it she will turn and bite.
2) I can't get her to pivot when I'm on her back. On the ground I can make her pivot three steps at the most (On her haunches) by pressing with my fingertips. I tried reinforcing with my reins but she pulls against me.
3) Her hind is incredibly sensitive. If I even take a step toward her hind she will move it away. I have to be really sneaky to get near her hind, and when I do she threatens to kick. She'll pin her ears and swat with her tail.
4) When I'm riding and try to steeer to the right she will rear and turn left. If I insist on it, she will begin to crowhop.
5) If I am asking her to back up she will throw her head around and pin her ears.
Help? I've been trying to work this out of her, but her training has come to a god-awful standstill. The progress I had previously seen has run into a brick wall. How do I correct this? I've been getting after her when she bites or kicks, but she isn't getting better.
Could she be lame? Maybe her back or teeth hurt. I have suspected she was abused by a previous owner, but she has just recently started acting up again. She hasn't been this bad in weeks.
Well, Honey is being a pain in the ***. She's biting, bucking, and not responding to any of my training efforts.
1) I can't brush her legs, because she picks them up like she expects me to pick them out. It's driving me nuts because her legs are filthy. If I ignore it, she paws at me, and if I continue to ignore it she will turn and bite.
2) I can't get her to pivot when I'm on her back. On the ground I can make her pivot three steps at the most (On her haunches) by pressing with my fingertips. I tried reinforcing with my reins but she pulls against me.
3) Her hind is incredibly sensitive. If I even take a step toward her hind she will move it away. I have to be really sneaky to get near her hind, and when I do she threatens to kick. She'll pin her ears and swat with her tail.
4) When I'm riding and try to steeer to the right she will rear and turn left. If I insist on it, she will begin to crowhop.
5) If I am asking her to back up she will throw her head around and pin her ears.
Help? I've been trying to work this out of her, but her training has come to a god-awful standstill. The progress I had previously seen has run into a brick wall. How do I correct this? I've been getting after her when she bites or kicks, but she isn't getting better.
Could she be lame? Maybe her back or teeth hurt. I have suspected she was abused by a previous owner, but she has just recently started acting up again. She hasn't been this bad in weeks.