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Post by kobey on Jan 3, 2010 18:11:19 GMT
I bought my daughter a riding school pony, when the place shut, thinking it was a good idea having something that had been there doing it.
But no!! she nows every trick in the book! she is great when she has company, if at PC or a show she is asked to move away from the group, she mite go she mite not it seems to be a hit or a miss with her, if she refuses shes starts napping and putting tiny rears and the very odd buck just to get back to the group!
We have had her a year, shes is lovely in every other way, trust her 100% out hacking, yard, stable.
She loves jumping and when she jumps shes good then other days she napping all over the place!!
She is 12.2 and my daughter is slight 7yr old, so she can easily over power her, my daughter rides her better than me i find her very difficult!!
She is the only mare i have ever owned and i will never again!! Iam really am thinking about selling her.x
Help please as my daughter does love her.?XX
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Post by Milliesmum on Jan 3, 2010 18:22:40 GMT
It sounds to me like this pony has got away with a lot over the years. My first pony was an ex riding school pony so I know where you're coming from! It's basically perseverance, coupled with staying one step ahead - yes she's stronger than you but she has a brain the size of a walnut, so you have to make the most of your superior intellect!
Firstly I'd recommend some one to one lessons with a good instructor, to build your daughter's confidence. The pony also needs to build confidence in herself, for instance out hacking make her take turns in the lead, maybe if you can put a larger more confident jockey up to be a bit firmer with her. At shows, work her in then come straight into the ring - don't stand together with a group of ponies she knows, and don't give her the opportunity to stop and think about it - plenty of leg and a quick tap with a stick if needs be.
She sounds like she's ideal in a lot of ways, just a bit set in her ways and would benefit from a bit of firm riding - I wouldn't give up quite yet, get a few lessons from a good instructor who can see what's happening and give your daughter the confidence to boss her a bit!
Oh, and edited to add - if you can stick with it, she'll make a better rider of your daughter than something that does it all for her.
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Post by kobey on Jan 3, 2010 18:43:18 GMT
Ye i think your right she is a great pony and i agree that it will make my daughter a better rider.
She has been having group lessons with 2 other friends, but i have been thinking out private ones as i felt they were just following each other and werent really learning much.
I will give this a shot and see how we go.xxxx
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Post by holly1 on Jan 3, 2010 18:53:32 GMT
we run a busy riding school and it sound to me like she gone a bit "sour" i echo what mm said, what we do if any of ours get a bit big for their boots is put one of the bigger kids on who are a bit stonger and quicker at reacting to a nap, to show her that the jockey is the boss, then put your daughter back on board on the lunge or in a smaller arena with you stood on hand with a lungeing whip so you can back up your daughter if she does nap, it sounds like she getting lots of variety which we find is the key with our ponies we have one that is only used in the school 3 times a week the rest of the time he goes on hacks, field rides e.t.c as he can be a nightmare if he does more school work, its about finding the happy medium for your pony, dont give up on her she just needs teaching her new "job"
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Post by Mari on Jan 4, 2010 12:29:46 GMT
My friend has a pony that she bought from a riding school.
She is 13yrs now and started on the school when she was 4yrs so a long time to go round and round in circles.
She was completely "SICK and SOUR", she napped, bucked, reared, grunted, and was basically "Bored Stiff of schooling"
She has come along way with this pony in the 2 or so years she has had her, who would have thought it a fat black and white little cob mare doing, hunting, dressage, showing, the lot, after the way she use to be.
She gave her a break from doing anything serious all she did was hack, fun rides and basically not a lot, she gave her a well deserved "BREAK". And then started again and she has never looked back, she still has a little attitude when schooling for the dressage, she will buck if smacked or nap if she doesnt want to do it or shes had enough but thats about it now!
There is hope for Ex- riding school ponies people like my friend prove it.
I would stick with her and give her a break and let her have some fun, or a complete rest and then try again.
Good Luck with her!
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Post by hottoddy on Jan 9, 2010 21:43:53 GMT
turn it away and let it have some pony time, bring it in and start again. I had a riding school pony when I was kid very much the same - was great after his rest.
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Post by brookhouse on Jan 10, 2010 21:12:05 GMT
hi when the weather beaks you need to do long reins around the roads encourage the pony to go forward on its own this will help so much walk , trot, if you can . and ask for stand. don't ride the pony do this as many times as you can for about 20 mins each time massive results quickly
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Post by Artistic on Jan 11, 2010 20:26:20 GMT
best of all, could you find anyone small to hunt her a few times? nothing like it to get them thinking "forward" again. Good luck x
edited to say - in addition to all the other suggestions you've been given - sounds a super pony really, who has learned a couple of naughty ways, but probably well worth perservering with as long as you can keep your daughter's confidence which is v important. The other ideas you've been given on here sound great.
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Post by hottoddy on Jan 11, 2010 20:29:55 GMT
I Agree artistic!
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Post by Artistic on Jan 11, 2010 20:40:39 GMT
Thank you hottoddy! Have just put my children into bed at last and that's the first time anyone's agreed with me since I collected them from school at ten past 12, 4 pm and ten past 5!
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Post by drenrowstud on Jan 11, 2010 22:27:43 GMT
our first pony was an ex riding school pony , i think he wrote the book 101 ways to get out of work he would nap buck if that didnt work he would fake hopping lameness that instantly cured when you turned for home . its only a phase she will grow out of it just be firm but fair . our boy went on to to become a brilliant pony we sold at 16 to a hunting family and he found his true calling it really perked him up and he never looked back , he retired back with us at the age of 21 and lived happliy till he was 28 .
let her go hunting on him or a sponsored ride might get her mind back on the right track . or a hunter trial so she can go round with a mate .
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Post by specialboy on Jan 12, 2010 11:16:03 GMT
my horse is exactly the same, alot better now though because i have persevered! can you not get a bigger rider to take her out ect, just a couple of times?
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Post by rosefinch on Jan 13, 2010 21:01:31 GMT
woldnt be afraid to send pony off for some extra schooling. I had a pony who kept snatching down and pulling my daughter off. I sent my pony off to a lady in yorkshire dale called Jane Moore who had pony for 4 weeks. Pony came back a different pony. She is now well mannered and very good. I was too big for pony and my daughter didnt have strength. Wouldnt hesitiate to send any pony back here. She has a website i think cayberry dartmoors, found her really hepful and not too expensive. worth every penny really happy pony and happy daughter!!!!!
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Post by hugo1 on Jan 17, 2010 10:35:11 GMT
tri to have her back checked out it could be that she is in pain because I've got a section c mare and she used to do big jumps in the air until we had here back looked at she fine and does not jump in the air no more fingers crossed.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2010 11:12:15 GMT
I went and bought my daughter a riding school pony when she first started- big mistake- she has stuck with my darts ever since.
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Post by sageandonion on Jan 17, 2010 16:28:53 GMT
I would give her a holiday, now being the best time as you can't ride much anyway. Bring her back into work with the attitude 'This is the first day of the rest of your life'. Enlist the help of an instructor from the beginning, lunging, longreining, etc and have the instructor or another very competent adult hack her. This is not the time to make mistakes and let her get away with any of her old habits. I imagine after a month or so she will be absolutely fine.
Remember this is retraining and she need to be given every opportunity to make a success of her new job.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2010 10:29:08 GMT
that sounds good sageand onion, yes I would do that- then start as you mean to go on - no nonsense- shout if you need a help.
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Post by kobey on Feb 3, 2010 20:26:17 GMT
Thanks everyone for your posts.
Well the pony has had 2 months off due to weather and a few other things.
My daughter rode her at the weekend and she was a different pony!!!
Loved bein out and never put a foot wrong, so fingers crossed it lasts and maybe having a little break has done her good.
She is lovely pony and my daughter really loves, i have noticed over the last few weeks she and her seem to have bonded, shouting when we call her coming down the field to us.
She has never has the one to one relationship before, that she now has with my daughter.
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Post by sageandonion on Feb 3, 2010 21:35:06 GMT
So lovely to hear that kobey. Maybe she just needed to realise that people doesn't mean mundane work. Wish you and your pony so much happiness together.
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Post by kobey on Apr 13, 2010 18:26:47 GMT
Jst to let you know the pony is now a little tropper and iam so glad we kept her, never really did alot just worked quitely with her and gained her trust.xx
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Post by smallpony on Apr 13, 2010 22:31:09 GMT
I have an ex riding school pony who is a complete fruitloop but the nicest 'person'. She can go through phases when she doesn't want to work so I just give her a little bit of time off and she usually comes back to work in a better frame of mind.
I hope you have fun with your pony. Mine certainly seems to relish in the one-to-one relationship that riding school ponies don't tend to have.
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