Yesterday I went to see and ride Jesse again.
He was happy as before to see me, came up to the fence, and enjoyed being pet on the face and muzzle. I brushed him, and he seemed to enjoy it, didn't try to bite when I brushed his girth area.
When I tacked him up, he pinned his ears and tried to bite me, or chewed on the fence, and got jabbed with my elbow a couple times for getting too close. After we were tacked up, I mounted again, and he was an angel as he was Saturday mounting, which I loved, only moved when I asked.
When trotting, he seemed a little bit more happier to move as he did the day before, although was still sticky. He also seemed to want to stretch down while trotting to the right which I found relieving. A few people told me to check out his hind end while trotting, and my trainer saw that he wasn't uneven, when he took a short step, the other hind leg would take one also, and he was tracking up at the trot.
For now, that's the update.
I'll put up the video possibly tomorrow, and let out a bit more information.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Jesse James
I went to visit Jesse James yesterday.
When we went to his paddock, he perked his ears and came over and was very friendly. Liked his face being pet, although was a bit wary at times, and then decided that eating my sweater was a good idea.
He's about 15.2-16hh. Not as big as I'd like a horse to be, but as a potential resale project, it's not that big of a deal to me.
This horse ties, which is one thing I LOVE about him. My mare does not tie, and if is tied, will freak out, and pull back until she's on the ground. Babysitting her at shows is not fun. Jesse was alright tacking up.
He was a bit nervous with the saddle pad being put on, and then got cranky with the girth being tightened, and every once in a while, would try to nip at me when I had my back turned or was tightening the girth, which should be a pretty easy habit to break.
When I mounted, he was a good boy and didn't move until I asked him to, which was nice also. I walked him around in his little 30'x30' paddock and trotted a bit before moving into the opened space.
When asked for the trot tracking right, he seemed stuck, and not wanting to move, like an over-worked sour school horse. Put his head in the air and put his ears back. I pet him, let him know he was a good boy, and clucked and asked for a bit more forwardness. After about 1 little loop, he did a baby rear, and a couple baby 'bucks' and a littler rear after that. and then Kicked/bucked a few more times going right. I got him through that, and asked for a walk, and changed directions. Asking for the trot in the second direction, he seemed much happier, stretching down, although somewhat sticky going forward.
We then brought him out into the bigger area to ride a bit more. Trotting was much better, and he was much more forward, although going around the short sides, he would become sticky, and I needed to squeeze and kick with my legs, and cluck. When he went forward again, he got a 'good boy' and a nice pet. Trotting to the left, he stretched down in his neck again, and seemed a lot happier to move forward, although got somewhat sticky on the short sides.
Overall, Jesse seemed like a nice boy, a bit spoiled and timid, but re-trainable. I'll be going down to see him again tomorrow!
This horse's background as far as I can remember it in the correct order:
The current owner bought Jesse (Anglo-Arab) 3 years ago. He was doing Dressage and hunters. The daughter took him up to 'A' Rated hunter shows. He was a champion of some hunter or dressage division. Horse trained with Jerry Shurinck for a while, but the daughter decided to go back with an old trainer. Sometime after that, the owner sent the horse to a trainer's and (as my trainer thinks) once she knew the horse was being taken back to owner's farm, she began using Jesse as a lesson horse. When Jesse got back to owner's house, the trainer claimed he was lame. ( I believe he was sent to training last summer). Jesse hasn't been ridden since the fall, or longer, with only one ride this spring. Trainers this horse has been to say he would excel at eventing, and will never be a western horse.
Pictures and a video:
When we went to his paddock, he perked his ears and came over and was very friendly. Liked his face being pet, although was a bit wary at times, and then decided that eating my sweater was a good idea.
He's about 15.2-16hh. Not as big as I'd like a horse to be, but as a potential resale project, it's not that big of a deal to me.
This horse ties, which is one thing I LOVE about him. My mare does not tie, and if is tied, will freak out, and pull back until she's on the ground. Babysitting her at shows is not fun. Jesse was alright tacking up.
He was a bit nervous with the saddle pad being put on, and then got cranky with the girth being tightened, and every once in a while, would try to nip at me when I had my back turned or was tightening the girth, which should be a pretty easy habit to break.
When I mounted, he was a good boy and didn't move until I asked him to, which was nice also. I walked him around in his little 30'x30' paddock and trotted a bit before moving into the opened space.
When asked for the trot tracking right, he seemed stuck, and not wanting to move, like an over-worked sour school horse. Put his head in the air and put his ears back. I pet him, let him know he was a good boy, and clucked and asked for a bit more forwardness. After about 1 little loop, he did a baby rear, and a couple baby 'bucks' and a littler rear after that. and then Kicked/bucked a few more times going right. I got him through that, and asked for a walk, and changed directions. Asking for the trot in the second direction, he seemed much happier, stretching down, although somewhat sticky going forward.
We then brought him out into the bigger area to ride a bit more. Trotting was much better, and he was much more forward, although going around the short sides, he would become sticky, and I needed to squeeze and kick with my legs, and cluck. When he went forward again, he got a 'good boy' and a nice pet. Trotting to the left, he stretched down in his neck again, and seemed a lot happier to move forward, although got somewhat sticky on the short sides.
Overall, Jesse seemed like a nice boy, a bit spoiled and timid, but re-trainable. I'll be going down to see him again tomorrow!
This horse's background as far as I can remember it in the correct order:
The current owner bought Jesse (Anglo-Arab) 3 years ago. He was doing Dressage and hunters. The daughter took him up to 'A' Rated hunter shows. He was a champion of some hunter or dressage division. Horse trained with Jerry Shurinck for a while, but the daughter decided to go back with an old trainer. Sometime after that, the owner sent the horse to a trainer's and (as my trainer thinks) once she knew the horse was being taken back to owner's farm, she began using Jesse as a lesson horse. When Jesse got back to owner's house, the trainer claimed he was lame. ( I believe he was sent to training last summer). Jesse hasn't been ridden since the fall, or longer, with only one ride this spring. Trainers this horse has been to say he would excel at eventing, and will never be a western horse.
Pictures and a video:
Monday, May 19, 2008
When!?
I made this new blog, so I can share with you the experiences buying, training, and caring for a new horse.
Hopefully this week I'll be going to see a horse. I'll get some pictures, and start this thing.
This post was mainly to make the page look a little bit lively with some words, even if they're the most unorganized or meaningless ones.
ciao.
Hopefully this week I'll be going to see a horse. I'll get some pictures, and start this thing.
This post was mainly to make the page look a little bit lively with some words, even if they're the most unorganized or meaningless ones.
ciao.
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