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Spooky
Oct 22, 2010 23:28:40 GMT -5
Post by brittneyhiller on Oct 22, 2010 23:28:40 GMT -5
I have a very spooky mare that i just took in. 16 years old. Arabian. Very shy to the point of fearful. Jumps at EVERYTHING. She is driving me crazy. I have done some "sacking" work with her, whips are no problem can whirl it around touch her all over, not too keen on the face or rear legs but doesnt fuss much. Plastic bag, no problems, bandage wrap tied to whip... no reaction.... But when i go to get her out of the field i HAVE to have a treat otherwise she acts as if i will hurt her. She spooked at the bucket of grain she was eating out of because it moved! I have a slightly spooky arab but she is ridiculus. She lunges just fine, doesnt mind but unsure of saddles. She has "supposedly" never been ridden but her training suggests that someone did something with her. I would love some suggestions on what to do with her. She quivers at my first touch then subsides. I would just like to be able to work with her. Oh and i should add that when the farrier came out he didnt even need to have her tied to pick up her feet and trim them, the pedestal part was not fun for her but she tolerated that when held.
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Spooky
Oct 23, 2010 17:10:59 GMT -5
Post by cricket on Oct 23, 2010 17:10:59 GMT -5
You said you just took her in. Not sure how long you've had her, but if she's that spooky, I would give her at least a few weeks to settle in and get used to you and her new home before you try to do much with her. When she's more comfortable, she may not be so spooky.
My Arab x Morgan mare was a NUT when I first brought her home. It was like they delivered a different horse than the one I bought. At first I was convinced that she was drugged the 2 times that I went to see her and ride her, now I'm not so sure.
She totally trusts me now and is not nearly as "spooky" as she was back then. It took quite a bit of time to build that trust, though. She's still more reactive than my other two horses, but her "spook" is less dramatic and less frequent.
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Spooky
Oct 23, 2010 20:35:24 GMT -5
Post by Sara on Oct 23, 2010 20:35:24 GMT -5
In a former life I had really good luck working with Linda Tellington-Jones' techniques on the really nutty/spooky ones. I think one of her more recent books is called getting in TTouch with your hourse. Her method is called TTouch (tee-touch) or TTEAM (telingting equine awareness method). It involves body work as well as ground excercises to help them do less freaking out. Her books and videos are also available through the library.
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Spooky
Oct 24, 2010 13:26:46 GMT -5
Post by brittneyhiller on Oct 24, 2010 13:26:46 GMT -5
I have had her a month now, and she has calmed down from the first week for sure but she is still randomly spooky. The first week we did nothing but lunging, and only that because she was locked in a small paddock for the first three weeks until i could let her out with the other horses. Just wanted to give her a little exersice. She is a fantastic lunger, i point she would trot nice and slow. Could someone please tell me how to spell lunge, i know i have it wrong. I will look up the videos!
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Spooky
Oct 24, 2010 13:47:38 GMT -5
Post by Sara on Oct 24, 2010 13:47:38 GMT -5
Brittney- I was taught the spelling "longeing" but I believe both lungeing and longeing are considered correct and I seem to see more "lunge" than "longe" these days. It might be a difference between euro and american spelling or the power of the internet in changing the way we use language. I'm not an expert though so maybe someone will stop by with a more precise answer.
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Spooky
Oct 25, 2010 0:40:31 GMT -5
Post by beta on Oct 25, 2010 0:40:31 GMT -5
You're actually completely correct, they're both right and acceptable.
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