Re: Opinion? Scardy Cat Endurance Horse

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

MILES, MILES, MILES.   RIDE, RIDE, RIDE.  He'll come around.  I had one that tried
to take the trailer with him and would kill you in his anxiety.  He is now a
pussycat and has all the confidence in the world.  How did I do it?  MILES, MILES,
MILES, RIDE, RIDE, RIDE.     Take a few years, but worth it if you like the horse.

Teddy


Wrecksduke@aol.com wrote:

> Ok, could I please have your opinions...
>
> I have a horse that loves being with his buddies or just plain ol' other
> horses.  When he is out just with me..... he goofs around with the bit, trots
> skewed slightly sideways....doesn't look forward... and then OH!, there's a
> monster.  His main thought, it seems, is to just get back home to his buddies.
> When he senses other horses nearby... he'll whiny out to them.
>
> At the last ride, when his buddy was there, his pulse would increase at the
> VCs if his buddy walked away from him.... which turned me into a screaming
> #$%^ @# at my husband who rides the buddy horse.  It also got me pissed at my
> horse for being such a @#$%^ baby!
>
> So, my question is:  would you keep a horse for endurance who was so herd
> bound and such a scardy cat by himself on the trails?  By the way, this horse
> finished 11th and 9th in his first two 50s.  We were always with other horses.
>
> Signed..... wondering if there is a perfect endurance horse out there.... and
> if not, do those of you who flip through horses, sell them at a loss and go on
> to the next prospect.
>
> Melody - frustrated .... and its not even near PMS time.