I've been riding for almost 10 years, I've stopped showing but over the summer I was taking lessons at a super fancy show jumping barn (with no intentions of showing). Now that school has started again, I have no time to drive 50 minutes to the barn, so I'm taking a break from lessons. I have an incredibly talented young horse at my house that I'm so lucky to have but I can't find the motivation to ride. It's cold out, when I get home from school I'm exhausted, and my horse is very high strung and a difficult ride. Has anyone else encountered this issue? It makes me sad that there are so many people that would kill for my situation and I'm not taking advantage of it :(
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So there is a horse that's comes to my house he lets me let pet and brush him I even called him Prince and he come I think I have made a connection with him but I don't now what to do I still want to hang out with him but I don't no he is not mine
I'll start off with she doesn't have ulcers (anymore, had a couple runs with those over the years but have finally managed a feed/routine that, fingers crossed, works), she's just always been a bit funny about people touching her certain ways. No issues girthing, brushing, clipping, or anything until you start poking her belly to try to do "cat scratches" or the lumbar stretch where you run fingers down the rear. Be ready to catch some hooves. Incidentally, if you "poke" neck/shoulder, you'll also get teeth, but "respectful touching" (brush, clippers, scratching, pats, rubs and strokes) are all fine.
Possible that she's always been a bit tense in the SI, very hormonal dominant-in-field mare (not medicated, but I can pretty much tell which ovary is cycling about 10 mos out of the year), maybe it's sore (don't think it is anymore based on physique and evenness but 7 years on perhaps learned behavior). She kicks out, has kicked chiros, vets, etc. She's just a bit sensitive and can be combative. We worked around this with foam block shields for the vet/chiro, or applying the pressure from an elevated position behind the safety of a half wall. I have neither of these options currently and just want to keep her core/back limber this winter with some stretches/bodywork stuff pre/post ride.
Any tips on "build up steps" to re-visit these stretches? She's fine if i pet/brush/clip/rub these areas but if I poke to elicit a response, I generally get a hoof thrown my direction. Lost cause, case for clicker training, or maybe something a bit more clever warranted? I'm all ears!
