Sammyjoe

You are most welcome! It's really tough to offer advice when there's only a little snap shot of the whole picture so I try to look a little deeper before I start spouting off gems of idiocy. LOL It doesn't sound to me like you're in danger of creating a monster at all. The fact that you realized the potential goes a long way toward demonstrating that. The other thing that speaks very well of you, is that you didn't have any problem with your ego getting in the way of good judgment. You've got a good foundation, your horse will too!

I agree that the pony is unsuitable for the job. Ponies are thinkers, more so than horses. She has learned that she can get away with such a mundane boring job and will continue to do so. If you...

I read a really cool article years ago from a top Dressage rider about making a good turn and it worked SO good! Here's the little trick she taught.... Approach your turn in a straight line. Just...

The fact that a footpath runs through the filed means that you have right of way along that path which is four feet wide. It does not give you the right to wander out into the field. You might...

Sounds to me that it's not so much genuine fear spooking, but spooking as an excuse. OP, you don't sound terribly experienced and as he is your first horse, may I STONGLY suggest you follow your...

Hi, I agree with the above poster. You can live without him you just don't want to. That said, I also have a spooky horse and honestly its time, time, time and then some more time. Its been a...

I agree that what you are doing is dangerous. You know very little because from the pictures there is plenty of grass so they do not need hay. They probably belong to travellers and if this is so...

you really shouldn't be messing with horses that do not belong to you without the owner's permission

60 days is absolutely nothing for a young horse to get broke. Unless your trainer is the miracle worker, he will still need consistent riding and training. Eventually, he will hit a wall and...

Just wanted to add that even if you did get a new horse and sold Moose (which i do not think is necessary at this point, especially since you are working to correct it), you would eventually have the...

That there is your problem. There is nothing wrong with one good hard whack. With the tying, honestly, tie him solid in a rope halter with no clip on the lead rope (any metal creates a weak spot)....

Not sure exactly what you are asking, you may be opening your self up to responses you dont want. Here are a few very general tips I've learned -slowly, with calmness and patience. -Make small...

Using a round pen correctly is an art and a science. There are probably 100 ways to do it wrong for every right thing you can teach. I am now seeing so many problems in horses that come totally...

Well this will probably annoy you since I'm pretty sure you already know this. It can be helpful to be reminded sometimes, that is if it doesn't just piss us off all over again. LOL It sounds to me...

No, you don't sound like a "crappy horse person!" LOL Having horses means you're always learning...well, mostly it's just learning how much you don't know as much as you thought you knew. hehe ...

Green horses are so hard on a person's confidence. Have you thought about asking your sister to be there while your working with your horse. When I'm on the ground I know exactly what I should be...