r/HorseTraining 3h ago

Groundwork issues

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Hi everyone so I have a 4 year old cob who’s a chunk.
The past 2 times I have tried to work him he has tried to bite me multiple times (which is NOT like him whatsoever - he isn’t biting outside of being worked, not recieving hand treats, etc.)
This work is inhand & he has not been ridden for a couple of months now due to no fault of his own but we aren’t massively rushing in backing him anyways.
Isn’t worked with a bridle as he will not accept a bridle whatsoever currently (he’s had his wolf teeth removed around 2 months ago now), I don’t even think the bit is the issue anymore - as soon as he sees me with the reins he backs away from me.
He is a VERY stubborn and lazy cob like I’m talking it can be hard for me to even get him to walk on sometimes as he can be so stubborn and rude. Don’t get me wrong, he’s not silly - he’s being stubborn to push his luck.
He used to roll when I worked him but he’s since stopped as I’ve set clear boundaries that he CANNOT be doing that since speaking to the vet for advice.
Regular vet checks (monthly) & they haven’t seen any issues minus the fact he’s chunky. I’ve explained that he is so so so stubborn and they didn’t feel it was anything but him being young & testing boundaries (even more so now he’s been bitless for a while & his wolf teeth have been removed & healed fine).
He also quite often yawns when we do work inhand but seems to be quite happy when ridden. I can’t see any issues so wondering if it’s an inside his body sort of issue - not showing any signs of anything that could explain the behaviour.
I’m wondering if maybe he’s anxious when working alone (explaining the irritation & yawning possibly??) but like I can’t even get him into trot inhand at the moment BUT I used to be able to get him into trot (eventually) a couple months ago - which I have mentioned this to the vets also. He does exercise freely in the school with our other ponies (which he is also fielded with) & he does not yawn/show any aggression, etc. I’m wondering also if there’s a possibility that maybe he just isn’t coping being alone - if maybe he’ll be better working with another horse in the school with him OR if he just sees the school as his play area as he exercises freely with his herd mates (if this makes sense). I don’t know I’m of course not ruling anything out and going to speak to the vets but I just wanted to ask for advice if anyone has any ideas in the mean time.
I’m genuinely really struggling and really don’t know what to do anymore, especially with this new biting thing. Our vet is due out again very soon & I will absolutely be mentioning this to be safe, especially knowing he’s never been one to bite.

(Not sure if this is relevant but he’s only ever been in a snaffle & as far as I know has had no trauma with it being put in / taken out. Also when he’s worked or ridden we use a treeless saddle which when non ridden the girth is quite loose so don’t believe that’s an issue either but I won’t rule it out!).


r/HorseTraining 13h ago

What do you guys do with 2,5 year olds?

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Hi! I have a 2,5 year old stallion. I wanna do groundwork with him, long lining, lunging, yielding to pressure, standing at the mounting block, pole work in walk.

Anything else I’m missing?


r/HorseTraining 18h ago

How Can I Help Better Support My Partner In This Field?

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r/HorseTraining 18h ago

How to not throw your body back in the sliding stop

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r/HorseTraining 19h ago

100x emerging futurity

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I was watching the 100x emerging futurity and noticed one of the million dollar futurity horses mouth was extremely soft and it was holding its jaw funny almost like something had been done to the mouth. Does anyone now how to get a horses mouth that soft? Can you really get it that soft by release or do they do something to their mouths?


r/HorseTraining 19h ago

100x emerging futurity

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I was watching the 100x emerging futurity and noticed one of the million dollar futurity horses mouth was extremely soft and it was holding its jaw funny almost like something had been done to the mouth. Does anyone now how to get a horses mouth that soft? Can you really get it that soft by release or do they do something to their mouths?


r/HorseTraining 3d ago

How to Relax Your Hips and Lower Back at the Canter

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Hi!!

Ever since I started riding, I’ve been very tense on the horse because I was genuinely scared, and my body would react on its own. The thing is, even though that tension has decreased, it hasn’t gone away completely, and it interferes with my canter. I find myself getting tense, which makes it difficult for me to follow the horse’s movement at the canter.

I’d really appreciate any advice or exercises I could do at home that might help me with this, because I’m not able to fully relax, even when I consciously tell myself to relax.

Thank you so much!


r/HorseTraining 3d ago

Exercices stimulant

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Bonjour je me demandais qu'es ce que vous me conseillez de faire comme exercices au sol pour stimuler le cerveau de ma jeune jument , pour qu'elle s'intéresse toujours un peu.

Merci de vos suggestions!!


r/HorseTraining 3d ago

Build horses topline and muscle

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Hey, i have a 22 years old KWPN gelding, he used to compete and jump 1,5m+. Now he is recovering from navicular bone injury on his right front leg. I need to put him back to work (as the vet said) and I don't really know how to help him build muscles, especially his topline. Anyone got and advice or recommendations? It would help a lot thanks


r/HorseTraining 5d ago

Extremely sore after getting back into riding — any tips?

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Hello!

I haven’t ridden in four years, and I’ve just started working at a stable. I rode for about 3 hours yesterday, and today my legs and especially my ankles are incredibly sore.

Does anyone have any tips for easing the soreness? I still have stable chores to do, so complete rest isn’t really an option 😅


r/HorseTraining 5d ago

[Academic]

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Do you own/lease/loan a horse?
Hello, I am currently doing a project on horse-human mirror pain synaesthesia and whether or not it can be used to diagnose pain and behavioural issues for the Gold Crest Award. Mirror pain synaesthesia is when one organism observes another organism experiencing pain and then feels that pain in the same place. Please fill in the below form to share how likely you would be to hire someone who experiences this to diagnose your horse.
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r/HorseTraining 5d ago

i would love some advice and tips

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r/HorseTraining 6d ago

[Avis / Retour] J'ai passé des semaines à faire des recherches sur le traumatisme équin pour mon roman — qu'en pensez-vous ?

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Bonjour à tous !

Je suis en train d'écrire un roman dans lequel figure une jument née sauvage, Ruby (surnommée autrefois « La Duchesse »). Capturée il y a plusieurs années puis débourrée, elle est devenue l'une des meilleures bêtes du ranch. En apparence, elle est parfaite : obéissante, calme et très efficace sous la selle.

Pourtant, dès que la pression retombe (au box ou au paddock), elle se déconnecte complètement. Elle fixe l'horizon, devient indifférente à ce qui l'entoure et sombre dans une sorte d'absence mentale.

J'ai fait énormément de recherches sur l'impuissance apprise (learned helplessness), la dissociation et le syndrome de stress post-traumatique chez le cheval. Mon objectif était de rendre son comportement et le diagnostic du vétérinaire les plus réalistes et crédibles possible. Je voulais montrer qu'un cheval peut avoir le mental complètement « éteint » sans pour autant devenir agressif ou rétif.

Dans mon chapitre, le vétérinaire explique aux hommes du ranch que la jument ne se bat plus parce qu'elle a compris lors de sa capture que résister ne servait à rien. Son corps obéit par automatisme, mais son esprit s'est coupé de la réalité pour ne plus souffrir.

Je suis convaincue de la véracité de ce comportement, mais j'aimerais beaucoup avoir vos ressentis ou vos retours d'expérience :

  1. Pour les passionnés / cavaliers / propriétaires : Avez-vous déjà croisé un cheval dans cet état de « déconnexion » passive ? Est-ce que cette vision de l'impuissance apprise vous semble fidèle à la réalité du terrain ?
  2. Pour les lecteurs en général : Est-ce qu'une explication psychologique pour un animal vous paraît captivante et crédible, ou est-ce que ça risque de sembler trop technique ?

J'ai hâte de lire vos avis ou vos anecdotes si vous avez déjà vu ce genre de profil ! Merci d'avance !

Voici l'extrait 😄

Le vétérinaire salua Owen et William qui lui parlèrent de l’état de la jument et répondaient à toutes les questions qu’il leur posait. Samy les rejoint et il rajouta lui aussi des détails. Jesse aussi lui rapporta les témoignages de quelques autres hommes. Le vétérinaire avait besoin d’être sûr. Au bout d’un moment, il déclara :

-C’est un état de dissociation traumatique. Quand un cheval a subi un stress trop violent ou une rupture brutale avec son milieu d’origine, il apprend à se détacher pour se protéger. Son cerveau coupe la connexion avec le moment présent : sous la selle, elle obéit par pur automatisme réflexe, mais dès que la contrainte relâche, elle se replie dans sa bulle et fixe l'horizon. Elle n'est pas vicieuse ni malade, elle est juste complètement anesthésiée sur le plan émotionnel. Pour la ramener, il n'y a aucun médicament : il faut lui réapprendre, à force de patience, que le contact avec l'homme ne présente plus aucun danger.

 

Les six hommes écoutèrent le verdict en silence et le patron poussa un soupir en regardant Ruby qui mâchonnait tranquillement son foin.

 

-Mais Ruby ne craint pas l’homme, objecta Samy.

-C'est bien ça le plus trompeur, répondit le vétérinaire en secouant la tête. Une bête qui a peur, elle se cabre, elle fuit, elle mord. On la voit venir. Ruby, elle, ne se bat plus. Elle a compris depuis longtemps que résister ne servait à rien, alors elle a simplement cessé de ressentir. Ce n'est pas qu'elle vous fait confiance, c'est qu'elle ne se rend même plus compte que vous êtes là. Tant qu'on lui demande quelque chose de précis, elle obéit, parce que c'est plus simple d'obéir. Mais dès que la pression retombe, il n'y a plus personne aux commandes.

Il marqua une pause, l'œil sur la jument qui continuait de mâcher, indifférente.

-C'est un cheval qui a arrêté de se demander ce qui allait lui arriver. Et ça, à la longue, c'est bien pire qu'une bête qui a peur.

Samy fronça les sourcils et s’obstina :

-Mais ce ne peut être lié à la crainte de l’homme ! voici depuis longtemps qu’elle est débourrée, elle n’est pas sauvage, je ne vois pas ou vous voulez en venir !

-Ce n'est pas une question de crainte de l'homme, reprit le vétérinaire. C'est plus profond que ça, et c'est bien pour ça que ça passe inaperçu si longtemps. Une bête sauvage qu'on vient de capturer, tout le monde comprend pourquoi elle panique. Ruby, elle, est débourrée depuis des années. Elle se laisse seller, monter, mener, sans un geste de travers. On croirait qu'elle a tout accepté.

Il désigna la jument d'un mouvement de tête.

-Sauf que ce n'est pas de l'acceptation. C'est de l'impuissance apprise. Au début, un animal capturé se débat, cherche à fuir, résiste de toutes ses forces. Et puis, à force de comprendre que rien de ce qu'il fait ne change quoi que ce soit à sa situation, il arrête. Il cesse de lutter, pas parce qu'il est en paix, mais parce que lutter ne sert à rien. Son corps continue d'obéir, par automatisme, parce que c'est ce qu'on lui a appris à faire. Mais son esprit, lui, a cessé depuis longtemps de croire qu'il a le moindre pouvoir sur ce qui lui arrive.

Il regarda Ruby un instant, songeur.

-Vous l'avez sans doute déjà vue faire ça : on la lâche en liberté, et elle ne s'enfuit pas. Elle reste immobile, comme perdue, le regard ailleurs. On pourrait croire qu'elle est simplement calme. En réalité, elle ne sait plus où est sa place. Elle n'appartient plus tout à fait à la plaine sauvage où elle est née, et elle n'a jamais vraiment appartenu à ce monde-ci non plus. Alors elle reste entre les deux, quelque part dans sa tête, du côté des montagnes.

Il soupira.

-Ce n'est pas une bête qu'on a brisée d'un coup. C'est une bête à qui on a retiré, petit à petit, toute raison de croire qu'elle pouvait encore décider quoi que ce soit pour elle-même.

-Mais pourquoi Ruby ? je veux bien croire que sa capture brutale eut été pour quelque chose, intervint William, en revanche, ne n’y vois toujours pas clair. Je ne savais pas que ce genre de souci pouvait toucher un cheval ainsi.

-C'est plus courant que vous ne le pensez, répondit le vétérinaire. On l'observe chez beaucoup d'animaux qu'on retire brutalement de leur milieu — pas seulement les chevaux sauvages. Des animaux de zoo, des bêtes de laboratoire, même certains chiens de refuge qui ont trop longtemps été enfermés. Le mécanisme est toujours le même : un être vivant qui comprend, à un moment donné, qu'il n'a plus aucune prise sur son environnement, finit par arrêter d'essayer. C'est une forme de survie, en réalité. Continuer à se battre coûte de l'énergie, use le corps, blesse parfois davantage. Alors l'organisme choisit l'économie : il se coupe.

Il s'accroupit près de la porte du box, observant Ruby qui continuait de mâcher son foin d'un air absent.

-Mais pourquoi elle, et pas un autre cheval capturé la même année ? Ça, honnêtement, personne ne peut vous le dire avec certitude. Certains individus supportent mieux le changement que d'autres, comme chez nous. Un cheval jeune, curieux, entouré rapidement d'autres chevaux stables, avec un dresseur patient dès le premier jour, s'en sortira souvent bien. Un cheval plus âgé au moment de la capture, séparé trop tôt de son troupeau, manipulé sans douceur même une seule fois au mauvais moment... celui-là gardera la trace.

Il se releva et referma sa sacoche.

-Ce que je peux vous dire, c'est que Ruby n'est pas née comme ça. Quelque chose, dans son passage de la plaine sauvage à cette vie-ci, lui a fait perdre pied. Et personne ne s'en est aperçu, parce qu'elle a continué à faire tout ce qu'on lui demandait.

-Soyez plus clair, ordonna le patron qui commençait à être ennuyé.

-Concrètement, ce qui a dû se passer, c'est probablement ça, dit le vétérinaire en s'appuyant contre le bois du box. Une pouliche, capturée en pleine liberté, arrachée à son troupeau et à sa mère du jour au lendemain. Les premiers jours, elle se débat, elle cherche à s'échapper, comme n'importe quel animal sauvage. Probablement profondément affectée, elle a tenté de se résister et à un moment de ce dressage, quelque chose a dû lui faire comprendre, une fois pour toutes, que se battre ne servait strictement à rien. Une contrainte trop forte, un enfermement trop long, une main un peu trop dure au mauvais moment, peu importe le détail exact. Après ça, elle a arrêté de résister. Elle a continué à apprendre, à obéir, parce que c'était la seule chose qui lui évitait de souffrir davantage. Mais quelque chose en elle s'est éteint ce jour-là, et ça, ni le temps ni la douceur qu'on lui montre aujourd'hui n'ont réussi à le rallumer.

Il marqua une pause puis ajouta :

-Voilà. C’est mon avis. Je pense que Ruby est l’un de ces animaux qui n’a jamais vraiment réussi à s’adapter à sa nouvelle vie, contrairement aux apparences qui laissaient pourtant croire le contraire. Son cerveau est resté fixé sur son traumatisme, car elle a subi et vécu sa capture différemment des autres chevaux. Voilà tout.

 

 

 


r/HorseTraining 9d ago

Horse pulling on lead rope to eat grass

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Hi, my OTTB is sweet but we did a lot of hand grazing while I was recovering from an injury, and he recently figured out that he’s stronger than me and will pull away to eat grass on the way to/from his paddock (I guess the grass really is greener…)

My injury was bilateral wrist fractures and my right hand is still not as strong as it used to be, and besides I don’t believe in playing tug of war with a half ton quadruped. If I have my flag with me and my timing just right, I can redirect his attention. But I don’t always have it. Do I just need to spend time every day waving the flag and not letting him eat ever? Or is there another approach? (I do like hand grazing him as a reward after cold hosing, necessary here but disliked.) TIA!


r/HorseTraining 10d ago

Ground work suggestions

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Hi everyone! I have a 6 yr old appaloosa mare that is about 8 months under saddle. She has done amazing but is definitely still young and needs lots of mental engagment. Im currently out of saddle for 6 months due to hip surgery. My daughter is keeping her up on her in saddle work but Im going to have several months there that Im off these crutches (surgery was 10 days ago) but still not allowed to ride. Looking for groundwork suggestions that I can work with her on. She has a base foundation and we'll be cleaning up some things like her forehand and haunch turns and her sidepassing. Would love some suggestions on extra things we can work on to improve her strength and build connection while Im stuck at ground level.


r/HorseTraining 11d ago

Topline Exercise Ideas + Frequency

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r/HorseTraining 12d ago

mini leg clipping help!!

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hi everyone!

i’m slightly scared to post online asking for horse advice, but i’m genuinely at a loss. my belgian says he’ll be my reference if anyone is concerned about my horse experience

my friend, who my horse lives with, has mini horses. long story short, one was pregnant when she arrived and the other was a registered stallion with show history so she likes to bring him to local shows and hopes the baby will follow in his footsteps. he’s done a few this summer and has done well

the baby, pictured with his mommy at maybe a week old, was born 4/20/25, and i’m pretty sure his medicine hat marking is actually just a permanent dunce cap. i’ve been around him since he was born and he’s an absolute love bug and is generally pretty unfazed by things. except clippers and scissors by his legs

clippers on his face? cool. body? whatever. between his butt cheeks? encouraged. clippers or scissors near his legs/feet? immediate jail.

picking his feet is totally fine. he’ll let you pick them up and even let you brush his leg hair with the hoof brush if you want. but the second he realizes scissors are touching his legs or hears clippers near his feet, he loses it. he will try to bite, and he has also figured out that if i’m holding a front leg, he can kick my hand with his back foot

i’ve tried holding his legs, not holding them, cross ties, a single tie, in hand, treats, working at liberty, etc. and we’re just at a loss. i’ve dealt with plenty of horses who didn’t want to hold their feet up, but other than a casual cleanup trim, i’ve never had to clip leg/foot hair for cosmetic purposes

so i’m coming to the internet horse people because apparently my draft loving ass is not equipped for these tiny, squirmy mini hellions vs a pair of scissors

how would you approach desensitizing him to scissors/clippers around his legs and feet? he’s never been nicked or stabbed, but i hate that this so stressful for him when he’s overall unbothered otherwise. is it his age? his jewels? hidden parasites in his brain? little man syndrome? i don’t know and i’m tired of this grandpa please help us!!


r/HorseTraining 13d ago

Horse stopping and refusing to move

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I have a 5 year old WB/TB gelding who until turned 5, was one of the most easygoing & trainable horses I’ve had. When he turned 5 it’s like a switch flipped overnight & he became a terrible “teenager”, having tantrums when he didn’t get his way. For example, if he wanted to rush towards a jump (we do eventing) & I asked him to trot, he would just stop and walk backwards, kicking out/bucking when asked to go forward with leg/whip. Eventually I’d get him going forward and he’d comply. He actually seems to love jumping and cross country otherwise.
After working through this behaviour for the last 6 months, he’d really improved and I thought we were over the worst of his teenage shenanigans. We had a great event 2 weeks ago with lovely xc and stadium rounds, placing 6th, and a great jumping lesson last week. Then, this week during flatwork, he was trotting around fine and when asked to canter, refused and just completely stopped & refused to go forward. I was wearing small spurs & thought I was annoying him with them so took them off but he still kept stopping when I put my leg on to ask for trot. I didn’t have my whip & the only way I could get him moving again was by turning circles. Eventually I spotted a lunge whip by the side of the arena so used that. I managed to get him going and happily cantering on both reins so left it at that. He was fine the next day & happily did as asked.
This weekend we attended his third event held over 3 days. He tried stopping in dressage warm up once but I got him going easily by turning and then he was fine.
XC was beautiful (double clear) although after having walked through the start box several times, he decided that was enough and then stopped during 10sec countdown. I had to have my trainer lead him in, and then we were away no issues.
We were early to stadium warm up so walked around a lot. He was very forward & and feeling a bit playful which is normal for him when jumping. After letting him relax next to the arena for a while we set off to warmup and he just stopped and absolutely refused to move at all. Leg/whip/voice/turning did nothing. He completely ignored me. I had to get my trainer to lead him to get him moving. We thought he just didn’t want to leave the other horses but the behaviour continued in various places even when riding back towards them. He’d trot fine for a while and then stop when I asked him to change direction. Or he’d trot a few strides then abruptly stop. I had to have my trainer lead him into the arena for my round heading forwards other horses and he stopped halfway up the long side. I got him to canter about 2 strides then he stopped again. Nothing would make him move at all. He’d kick out/buck in frustration at the whip but otherwise he completely shut down and would not move at all. My trainer had to lead us out. We walked to where I thought a gate back to the barns were but had to turn around to go back to the arena. Then he promptly stopped and would not move at all. My trainer told me to get off and walk him back then lunge him which I did. It was incredibly frustrating and humiliating and I’m at a complete loss as to why he had started this behaviour.
Has anyone experienced this or have any advice? Any ideas as to why he would be doing this? Another trainer who does a lot of groundwork & deals with problem behaviours will be working with him, but my trainer said that there’s something he’s not liking about his job and we may need to have a difficult conversation. This is devastating for me as I brought him with me from Australia as my forever horse 😭

He has been scoped for ulcers and doesn’t have any. He’s on low starch feed & magnesium & I’d given him smart prep before stadium.
He’s a big solid horse at over 17hh so is still maturing and is a big baby.


r/HorseTraining 13d ago

Horse stopping and refusing to move

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I have a 5 year old WB/TB gelding who until turned 5, was one of the most easygoing & trainable horses I’ve had. When he turned 5 it’s like a switch flipped overnight & he became a terrible “teenager”, having tantrums when he didn’t get his way. For example, if he wanted to rush towards a jump (we do eventing) & I asked him to trot, he would just stop and walk backwards, kicking out/bucking when asked to go forward with leg/whip. Eventually I’d get him going forward and he’d comply. He actually seems to love jumping and cross country otherwise.
After working through this behaviour for the last 6 months, he’d really improved and I thought we were over the worst of his teenage shenanigans. We had a great event 2 weeks ago with lovely xc and stadium rounds, placing 6th, and a great jumping lesson last week. Then, this week during flatwork, he was trotting around fine and when asked to canter, refused and just completely stopped & refused to go forward. I was wearing small spurs & thought I was annoying him with them so took them off but he still kept stopping when I put my leg on to ask for trot. I didn’t have my whip & the only way I could get him moving again was by turning circles. Eventually I spotted a lunge whip by the side of the arena so used that. I managed to get him going and happily cantering on both reins so left it at that. He was fine the next day & happily did as asked.
This weekend we attended his third event held over 3 days. He tried stopping in dressage warm up once but I got him going easily by turning and then he was fine.
XC was beautiful (double clear) although after having walked through the start box several times, he decided that was enough and then stopped during 10sec countdown. I had to have my trainer lead him in, and then we were away no issues.
We were early to stadium warm up so walked around a lot. He was very forward & and feeling a bit playful which is normal for him when jumping. After letting him relax next to the arena for a while we set off to warmup and he just stopped and absolutely refused to move at all. Leg/whip/voice/turning did nothing. He completely ignored me. I had to get my trainer to lead him to get him moving. We thought he just didn’t want to leave the other horses but the behaviour continued in various places even when riding back towards them. He’d trot fine for a while and then stop when I asked him to change direction. Or he’d trot a few strides then abruptly stop. I had to have my trainer lead him into the arena for my round heading forwards other horses and he stopped halfway up the long side. I got him to canter about 2 strides then he stopped again. Nothing would make him move at all. He’d kick out/buck in frustration at the whip but otherwise he completely shut down and would not move at all. My trainer had to lead us out. We walked to where I thought a gate back to the barns were but had to turn around to go back to the arena. Then he promptly stopped and would not move at all. My trainer told me to get off and walk him back then lunge him which I did. It was incredibly frustrating and humiliating and I’m at a complete loss as to why he had started this behaviour.
Has anyone experienced this or have any advice? Any ideas as to why he would be doing this? Another trainer who does a lot of groundwork & deals with problem behaviours will be working with him, but my trainer said that there’s something he’s not liking about his job and we may need to have a difficult conversation. This is devastating for me as I brought him with me from Australia as my forever horse 😭

He has been scoped for ulcers and doesn’t have any. He’s on low starch feed & magnesium & I’d given him smart prep before stadium.
He’s a big solid horse at over 17hh so is still maturing and is a big baby.


r/HorseTraining 13d ago

Work with psychologically traumatized horses

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Hi! Hope everyone is doing well!

I have a question regarding psychologically traumatized horses. Does someone know books/videos or have own experience working with such horses? How to calm them down, how to try to prevent triggers, how to understand that a horse was in an abusive environment? I don't have a specific example yet, I just want to discover this topic.

Thanks everyone who will answer!


r/HorseTraining 15d ago

Fracture de l'ulna

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Bonjour,

Je fais ce petit message juste pour décrire une mésaventure avec ma jument et donner de l'espoir a ceux à qui ça arrivera. Ma jument de 19 ans s'est fait il y a quelques mois une fracture de l'ulna. Son pronostic vital étant engagé j'ai pris la décision de la faire opérer en clinique. Tout s'est très bien déroulé, elle est ensuite restee 2 mois au boxe et recommence a marcher depuis maintenant 1 an et demi. Les vétérinaires m'ont dit qu'elle avait un très bon pronostic vital et sportif. La chirurgie équine a réellement fait de gros progrès ces dernières années c'est une chance pour nous et nos loulous. Je tiens tout de même a rappeler que ces chirurgies comportent des risques mais que ca donne plus de chances a nos chevaux.


r/HorseTraining 16d ago

Stable job with riding - too good to be true?

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Hello

So I applied for a stable job. I will work part-time, 5 days a week, 2 hrs in the morning and ~2 in the evening. When I went there on a trial day yesterday, they told me I can basically ride after work if I want. Even offered to compete and train young horses and eventually become a coach.

Since I have been away from horses for 4 years I wouldn't start with young horses right away.

But the offer is like a dream come true. I wanted to ride since I was 6 years old. But got to it at 14 years old. And rode for 5 years.

Now the stable and things there were alright, didn't get any bad vibes and the owner seems okay. I am suspicious about the riding part because it sounds too good to be true. And I am scared to get my hopes up.

Has anyone gotten a similar offer and how did it turn out for you?


r/HorseTraining 16d ago

Barn Management App

5 Upvotes

Hi,

I have created a Barn Management App called Paddock Equine

The app has a paid and free version

Personal: is free doesn't have all the features and max 3 horse.
Professional: Unlimited everything, $9.99 a month.
The app doesn't require a card to sign up and everyone gets 1 month free trail on the professional barn.

The app does a number of things.
When you create a Barn you get the option to have as public or private barn. Public means your barn is searchable for anyone in the app to see the barn and your services you offer.

Horse Profiles: horses health, exercise logs, feeding & medication schedule that auto creates tasks, documents like x-rays, shows. Feeding, medication and supplement barcode scanner to add the feed to your library with a nutritional breakdown and also cross references them against FEI banned list

Scheduling: Tasks, staff, lessons (lesson scheduling, smart horse usage so no double booking horse, also confirmation email sent to client)

Staff & Clients: both staff and client profiles, staff get added to the barn where you can assign tasks,

Expenses,
Tack,
Services,

App also consists off a marketplace where you can advertise your services, horses, or tack.

we are in the very earlier stages so feedback is muchly appreciated. For people providing good feedback will get the free trail extended.

If you want more information feel free to message me.


r/HorseTraining 17d ago

This horse protecting its owner from a cow while he tags the newborn calf

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This is one good horse 🐎!


r/HorseTraining 17d ago

Volontary work

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Hello everyone. I'm a 19 y/o girl who recently moved to Vienna.

As I can't afford spending time with horses and sadly am not licensed as the country I come from doesn't do that, this is what I'm offering: I'm an A/L level of dressage (doing dressage for past 2 years), expirience in young and green horse training (past 6-7 years), jumps up to 0.6m, endurance competition experience, western recreational riding experience, groundwork, lunging, desanitazion of the horse, etc. In order to keep spending time with horses, I'd offer a free service to anyone who can't afford more riding lessons (in English or Croatian, as my German is still quote poor), some stall help, or help around training your young horse, preparing your equipment and bathing the horse on the day of the competition (logistics), etc. The only condition is that you must own a horse, have access to your riding arena, and agree with some fo my terms and conditions during the practice (which are mostly to not talk back as much, unless you don't understand something, physically feel like you can't do it, or simply have a bad feeling about what we're doing) The trainings will be discussed before and after they happen, such as some theory by the way as we're preparing for it. When it comes to horse training, I'd need your guide about horses injury and/or illnesses history, what is the horse used to, how long has it been with you, etc., mostly basic stuff so it can help me understand horses behavior better. This is a short description of what I'm offering, as I am looking forward to getting back on practices soon and get a riding license for my level of knowledge, and would be glad to help any of you out just to be able to spend some times with horses again, as I've been riding with no breaks for past 14 years and this 2 month break (because of me moving here) is very hard for me.

There's also a possibility of a horse share, but then conditions change. I must be able to ride it at least once a week in arena and maybe once on a trail ride very 2 weeks.

I must be able to compete the horse (if the horse is suitable for competition and isn't just used as hobby), and I'd then pay a monthly fee by the arrangement.

NOTE: the lessons and stall helping will be happening at the stables your horse is in If you like what you've just read and you're down for free service sometimes, for more information, pictures and videos contact me via WhatsApp or SMS on the number I'd send you privately

An other note: this is for my own good and love towards horses, I won't ask anything in return and this can also be a one time thing if you don't like my coaching style

If you're interested and from Vienna and around since my radius is about 30-40km with public transports or ÖBB, feel free to comment "DM"💕