Post by Jem on Jan 1, 2006 19:24:02 GMT 1
Hey all,
me and my mum have come to the desision that as much as we love barney, he is going to have to go. He has become very bulshy, and we are concernd for our safety, as we are not confident with the way he is being.
Let me tell you a bit about barney then.
He is a 15hh, 7 year old typical gypsy cob. He has beautiful markings, and quite stunning if i must say so myself.
Barney was only broken in january, so was broken very late. He was bred from the gypsys, and then kept as a pet for most of his life, with a lady who didnt anything with him. He was then broken and sold to his last owner who we bought him off.
She did alot of work with barney, teaching him all his manners, and got him to learn to respect her space. We was warned by her that he had once been a very bargey horse, and that she had worked very hard to get him 2 the stage he was at, and we was happy with the way he was, and continued with her methods.
I fell in love with barney the first time a saw him, and i know he has so much potential, which is really frustrating cos i just dont have the confidence to deal with his ways anymore.
We took him on loan for 2 weeks, and all was fine. he was the perfect horse, and i spent alot of time grooming him, and pampering him wile he was settling down. After a week, i started to ride him, and he was a star. The horse for us! We went ahead and bought barney, but a few days later after paying for him, he started to change, as if he knew we had bought him hehe! we got alot of advice, and i read alot into kelly marks book, and we soon got back on track. Only a week or so later, when i was going to ride him, i couldnt get on him. He just kept spinning away from me as if he was scared. I left him for that day, but the next day he was even worse. We thought mayb the saddle was playing him up but every thing has been checked out and all is fine. We even got the vet out to have another look, and check every thing was ok, and so it was.
This problem has now become so bad, i cant even put the saddle on him. The vet and a few horsey people i know have said he is trying to see what he can get away with. This is what i is. The only other thing i can think of, is maybe hes had a bad experience and this is actually scaring him. It has become so bad now, he kicks out, and this has put me off completely, and y mum. So now barney is sat there doinmg nothing, and i really dont want this for him. We have offered him back to his previous owner, as she wanted 1st refusal, but she is not in the position to buy him now.
we bought barney as a life long comintment, and it will break my heart to see him go, but he is making me nervou, to the extent, i cant even pick his feet out. He is sensing my fear and being even more of a git to me!
Barney is not a nasty horse, he always has his ears forward, and i dont think he would ever mean to hurt anyone, he is just eiva very scared, or taking the mick out of me. Im scared some thing is going to happen to me or my mum, and i would rather sell him to someone who can deal with his issues and make them better. I just want him to go to a good home, but who will buy him??
I have pictures of him, but i cant post them so if anyone would put them up 4 me that would be great!
thanx all
me and my mum have come to the desision that as much as we love barney, he is going to have to go. He has become very bulshy, and we are concernd for our safety, as we are not confident with the way he is being.
Let me tell you a bit about barney then.
He is a 15hh, 7 year old typical gypsy cob. He has beautiful markings, and quite stunning if i must say so myself.
Barney was only broken in january, so was broken very late. He was bred from the gypsys, and then kept as a pet for most of his life, with a lady who didnt anything with him. He was then broken and sold to his last owner who we bought him off.
She did alot of work with barney, teaching him all his manners, and got him to learn to respect her space. We was warned by her that he had once been a very bargey horse, and that she had worked very hard to get him 2 the stage he was at, and we was happy with the way he was, and continued with her methods.
I fell in love with barney the first time a saw him, and i know he has so much potential, which is really frustrating cos i just dont have the confidence to deal with his ways anymore.
We took him on loan for 2 weeks, and all was fine. he was the perfect horse, and i spent alot of time grooming him, and pampering him wile he was settling down. After a week, i started to ride him, and he was a star. The horse for us! We went ahead and bought barney, but a few days later after paying for him, he started to change, as if he knew we had bought him hehe! we got alot of advice, and i read alot into kelly marks book, and we soon got back on track. Only a week or so later, when i was going to ride him, i couldnt get on him. He just kept spinning away from me as if he was scared. I left him for that day, but the next day he was even worse. We thought mayb the saddle was playing him up but every thing has been checked out and all is fine. We even got the vet out to have another look, and check every thing was ok, and so it was.
This problem has now become so bad, i cant even put the saddle on him. The vet and a few horsey people i know have said he is trying to see what he can get away with. This is what i is. The only other thing i can think of, is maybe hes had a bad experience and this is actually scaring him. It has become so bad now, he kicks out, and this has put me off completely, and y mum. So now barney is sat there doinmg nothing, and i really dont want this for him. We have offered him back to his previous owner, as she wanted 1st refusal, but she is not in the position to buy him now.
we bought barney as a life long comintment, and it will break my heart to see him go, but he is making me nervou, to the extent, i cant even pick his feet out. He is sensing my fear and being even more of a git to me!
Barney is not a nasty horse, he always has his ears forward, and i dont think he would ever mean to hurt anyone, he is just eiva very scared, or taking the mick out of me. Im scared some thing is going to happen to me or my mum, and i would rather sell him to someone who can deal with his issues and make them better. I just want him to go to a good home, but who will buy him??
I have pictures of him, but i cant post them so if anyone would put them up 4 me that would be great!
thanx all