Amy is becoming alittle hard to handle (runs away from me, pinning ears a lot and chasing off other horse, food aggressive)
RECAP Amy is a very underweight horse I rescued a month ago
Once I get her in the halter she's okay but she's running from me now (started yesterday) how do.I correct this
She now is also making lots of mean and aggressive gestures to the older horse (22) on the property he does nothing to provoke it she use to be very passive and not mean like this she lashes out on Shaq (older horse) also runs him off his feed Shaq is a lover not a fighter so he just moves away some help me fix all this. Posted via Mobile Device
She is looking better - still a way to go but the fact that her coat now looks like its getting a shine to it and she is alert and interested in life again says a lot for how she feels
She's a really pretty horse
Thank you I talked to the lady that owned her for 5 years before this happened I'll post some picks she sent of amy back in 2012!!! Right before she was sold. Posted via Mobile Device
She's a real beauty - such a lovely head on her, how awful that she was let go down so badly, what is wrong with people?
Its going to be interesting to see how she progresses so I hope you'll keep this thread updated
She was gorgeous and that grey she foaled is gorgeous also. I love your mare's head too. I'll also be interested to see the future pics as you get her back to her former self. Sick, that girl riding her like that. Looks like she was sweating quite a bit too. Best thing for Amy is that you got her. Your recent picture of her looks so much like an 11-year-old OTTB mare I just got a couple of weeks ago from a friend who purchased her at our local low-end auction (minus the ribs showing!).
Great, she's picked up a lot of weight. Still a ways to go but overall she looks healthy and happy. She's still very very thin, but I wouldn't call her emaciated anymore. Good job!
She looks it lol, guess that feed did the trick! I'll have to keep it on my radar!
Its actually one of the crosses now seen in a lot of Sport horse and sport pony breeding - the welsh blood gives a sturdiness to the TB - though it can also give a lot of attitude!!!
Just another little update Amy attitude has seemed to mellow out quite a bit now (still on Tribute Kalm n ez) no where near as much craziness at feeding time alittle ear pinning and then she's right in her stall also has slowed down on inhaling the feed (still gone pretty fast lol)
Since the deworming of tapeworms she seems to be packing on some weight pretty fast now as well as gaining a nice shine!!!
Most important NO RAIN ROT!!! Just waiting on hair to come in now which it's starting to get a little fuzzy
With her gaining the weight as she is now when would you guys guess she could be saddled for light riding? I lounge her once to twice a week now. Posted via Mobile Device
I don't know if I would attribute her "mellowing" to the feed, I'm sure a large part of it is her settling in and feeling more secure.
Maybe the tapeworms were the issue? She does look good.
Yay for rainrot! This is something that will likely not come back, or come back rarely/minimally now that she has proper care. I'm sure she feels better!
Personally I wouldn't, but at this point I wouldn't say you were awful for doing so lol.
So I would suggest no, but IF you find a perfect fitting saddle and pad it up nicely and ride her at a walk only, don't make it physical, and don't do it often (say once a week), it's really not the end of the world.
I am not against lunging her lightly once or twice a week. I would continue that, it is good for her to work.
Idk this feed as really made a difference in her in my opinion. I may just continue the lounging for now and maybe in another month evaluate her condition for riding again. Posted via Mobile Device
^That is what I would suggest, better too little than too much in this situation. She gets turnout 24/7 from the sound of it and you handle her regularly (mental exercise). While I think physical exercise is good, I wouldn't push her with a rider yet. I would lunge her W/T, maybe at some point a little canter, lightly several days a week and build up (as in more trotting, less walking, type build up, build up time too but -I never lunge any horse more than 20 mins or so).
Once you feel you can lunge her "normally" and she has more flesh covering I'd start riding.
I would focus more on mental work/exercise as opposed to fitness at this point. Fitness can come when/after she's ready to ride.
I don't think it's a good idea to have her super fit and being lunged a ton then try to get on
I agree with Yogiwick - you have to find the right line between lunging a horse to help keep it supple and as part of its training and discipline routine without getting it so fit that its bursting with energy that you'll have trouble working through.
The other thing you don't know is how much bad effect the barrel racing experience might have had on her - so aiming at keeping everything you do very calm and settled is the best way to go - I'd avoid anything that involves getting her excited or running around until you see how she reacts when she had a rider on board
She is still on tribute kalm n ez I have put a saddle on her definitely needs work no rear or buck but side passes and keeps bobbing her head when you get on her.
What type of bit would you recommend I ride Western she had a tom thumb today and did horrible tossing her head fightingbto turn left side passing and I believe it's the bit.. I had used a full cheek snaffle she didn't respond well. Posted via Mobile Device
A tomb thumb isn't a good choice period, but it is definitely not what you should use on her since you don't really know what her training level is and such. Start with a snaffle. There are many forms and you'll have to experiment to find out exactly which mouthpiece works for her. I think a full cheek, half cheek, or something like that would be a good starter bit since it offers 'guidance' on the outside of the mouth when they're learning or if they're rusty. You can use an unjointed (mullen) , single jointed, double jointed, dog boned, ported, french link...there are SO many choices.
She isn't ready for any type of curb though. Curbs are for after a horse that can already w-t-c with very little direction from the reins, and who undstands the fundamentals of neck reining already.
I'm sure you mentioned way back that you'd had her teeth checked and sorted out so that shouldn't be the problem so my first thought is just how much yanking around did she have to suffer from the wannabee barrel racer that had her? She might have become really afraid of the bit as a result, I mentioned before that it concerned me that she'd messed with her head and the mare would take a lot of time and patience to recover from it
I think I would try a Happy Mouth shaped mullen mouth bit on her if she was mine because I've found they work well on horses that have lost confidence in the bit
Another thought is maybe try her in an English Hackamore - we had an OTTB that was terrible in any bit but wonderful in one of those. I like the Stubben version of it because it has more adjustment and a lovely wide padded noseband
I had that thought to I'm personally not a fan of barrels it ruins the horses imo but the girl said she had her in top riding condition when she was hers.. (also same girl who starved her after Amy wasn't cut out for barrels) she was fine till it came to the bit locked her mouth and tried to fight it then just chomped and chomped at it throwing her head (more bobbing then throwing) and just seemed very uneasy I first thought it could be that she left her pasture buddy but I think it's more then that after the crazy sidepassing and little crow hops I got off checked all my equipment and nothing seemed wrong but she was still uneasy climbed up again and still the same thing but now we were both aggravated so it wasn't getting better made her stand patiently and calm before I would dismount. Posted via Mobile Device
Many people use twisted wire bits, mechanical hackamores with 10" shanks, and feed horses sweet feed too. Doesn't make any of that good!
A dogbone mouthpiece on a 2-3" shank is much better than a tomb thumb, but it still TOO MUCH for this mare. She must learn her basics consistently before being bumped up to a shank, even if it is short.
Many people use twisted wire bits, mechanical hackamores with 10" shanks, and feed horses sweet feed too. Doesn't make any of that good!
A dogbone mouthpiece on a 2-3" shank is much better than a tomb thumb, but it still TOO MUCH for thistle mare. She must learn her basics consistently before being bumped up to a shank, even if it is short.
Yeah I think she just did everything she could to ruin this horse.. so just a plain snaffle she be my start Posted via Mobile Device
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