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At 23:34:48 on 19.07.10, kibby wrote: So Training had been going really well with my young boy, but recently i have discovered if he gets flustered, like stopping at a jump, he switches off, he goes completely blank and will not listen whatsoever. i will try to turn him back and and he completely evades the bit.. He is a good horse but he gets himself in a nervous wreck some days.. just gets so flustered.. I don't know what i can do to stop this happening..
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At 01:47:29 on 20.07.10, kibby wrote: he just seems to be a always worried. like he never completely relaxes..
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At 08:47:27 on 20.07.10, LadyJennivieve wrote: What kind of bit do you use? Is it one of the cheeked variety? I just thought this might help give you an edge to turn him back toward the jump.
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At 09:19:42 on 20.07.10, Flicka wrote: Sounds like he disassociates, so his way of coping is to blank things out with his mind and body. So you need to get his attention back and take control calmly so he feels more secure. I find some lateral moves work with my mare-something to focus her. I know you're confident, so that's not the problem, it's just his personality. Does he do it at any point when you're not jumping because it might be better to work with it away from the jumps?
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At 10:07:35 on 20.07.10, kibby wrote: We have used an FM bit, but he will completely shut off all lines of communication.. and yes flicka thats exactly what he does. but he only does it when he gets really stressed.. Which is usually in a jumping course. because we are in the little ring we are usually always given the least amount of room so are course ride very very tight even for ponies.. so sam will dart off to the side because i struggle to get a nice corner onto a jump.. and the he gets himself flustered.. and well it all just goes to the dog heap.. he always seems worried. i dont know why.. i dont know how to help him..
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At 13:12:02 on 27.07.10, Flicka wrote: So, is it more likely to happen in competition then or does he do it when jumping at home? is he stressed because there are more horses around? Or does he pick up on your adrenalin do you think? What's his background?
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At 00:58:34 on 28.07.10, kibby wrote: Mainly at a competition, but it has happened at home.. He is very attuned to my emotions and my energy, so i think that could have something to do with it. He raced up until he was 8 and was very very good, then like most trainers in australia he was thrown out into a paddock and stripped of rugs and feed until i asked the owner if he still wanted him..
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At 18:44:39 on 28.07.10, ToriSilverson wrote: charlie tends to panic if things go wrong too, you could try taking him away from the jump and walking him in a few circles giving pats and talking gently and take a few deep breaths yourself. as for tight space you could work on getting him more flexible with lots of circles and flatwork, jumping on a circle could help too. you could also try spend a good amount of time warming up slowly to make sure he is completely relaxed before you go in. hope this helps :)
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At 01:04:05 on 29.07.10, kibby wrote: He's been out on a break at the moment, but when i bring him back in all jumping is going to be done from the ground and i am only going to flat work him and take him out for hacks.. hoping to keep him confident and happy.. fingers crossed..
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At 13:48:38 on 31.07.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote: Don't know if it has been mentioned but what about calvetti? Put some on the top of the cross stands like a mini jump and some under the crosses like trotting poles with mini wings and build a small course, this should help biuld the confidence and go over and over the course until he is completely relaxed, once he is relaxed over the whole course (a few days training) replace one of the calvetti jumps with a small fence, then two of them etc. Eventually he will be relaxed over a course of small jumps then repeat the process again with hightening one jump at a time, hope this helps :)
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