Problem Horse : Blows Up when Saddled

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Put some fly spray on ❤

This is a TRAINING video. People need to get over the flies and focus on the content. Thanks for the video!

Arm chair observations from someone who, once upon a time, used to train. 1. Compared with where I lived (San Diego, CA) other parts of the country have a lot more horse/deer flies than I grew up with. It seems to me that a good dosage of horse spray before training would be in order. If they have had it, then I truly feel sorry for the level of annoyance they must endure. (Also, since I'm not close up, I cannot tell if that tail swishing is also a bit of temper/attitude.) 2. My "heart-horse" was a thoroughbred also. It seems to me that especially when circling to her left, which appears to be her non-dominate lead, the smaller circle made it harder to comply with the request. I've found that for longer-legged breeds, that really matters. I believe if she were given a couple more feet of rope, she would have done better. 3. The Bucking with the Saddle at a Lope: We often saw that happen early in the saddle training. What we found was that the stirrups bouncing on their sides from the beginning was just too much. We would initially tie them up on the seat until the horse was more comfortable. Then we would attach a rope to the stirrups under the horse so they wouldn't fly up and bounce so much. Then we would untie them. We also started all the horses with a bareback pad, often when they were yearlings (or older depending on the breed) just so they got used to the idea of a girth.

Fly spray would help a lot!

I really like this horse. She seems very smart.

FLY SPRAY!

I understand the fly spray comments, but I live in Australia and there are certain times of the year you could coat them in flyspray and it makes no difference. Maybe that’s what is happening there? Anyway, the actual training part is great, been working on my boy going into canter without having a meltdown. This technique has helped so much. He gets the cue now and doesn’t panic with the transition. We’re just working on maintaining the gait in a relaxed way and that is better as well.

She's athletic, light on her feet. If you can convince her that you have something to offer, she could be a nice one.

Good video and information and explanations. Hard to believe that there were so many comments about fly spray. It is summer and there are flies, gnats, etc. I use fly spray, fly boots and a fly mask and the flies are still annoying to the horses. Sometimes I think the spray attracts them.

That poor little mare, she's getting bitten to glory.

FLY SPRAY

Who needs a trainer when fly spray solves all your problems?

Little miss attitude, have fun with her . Good that you learn from the best :)

Why wouldn't she have administered fly spray before the session....

She will never learn with all those flies distracting her. Poor girl

Is it likely that she may improve but will always be more whoa than go? I thought the session helped her understand better what was expected. I always appreciate the improvement without a lot of dust!

This horse makes me antsy just watching with all the stomping and tail swishing. Were the flies that bad or is there some other reason she does this?

She looks so young.

Makes me sad when I see them bronc with the saddle on. Definitely holes missing in the training. I never have them bronc because they’ve had rugs ropes and lots of other things that has desensitised them first. They don’t even care they have a saddle on. I wonder if this mare has ulcers??? Thoroughbreds are notorious for being sensitive and most have ulcers. Maybe worth checking. All the best ❤