I'm so relieved!!

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Mason was reallllly bad for me on Saturday. If I get after him, he gets after me! I'm the only one. My trainer is calling tonight, and we will come up with a game plan.

I have glasses....I sort of boycott them. I don't need them for daytime driving, but I wear them on long trips, and definitely always at night!

[ghostrider]

Do you mean that if you get after him he does things to make you afraid he'll buck or rear etc?
This is what Boomer does if Sarah gets too firm, he does things to intensify her fear till she "behaves" the way he wants which is to stop being the boss. LOL

Actually I think I got Buddy because of the same thing. I knew the owners daughter (my age) and she told me her dad couldn't "control" him because of his arthritis. When I got him he would do things like rear and strike at me if he was pushed and if you rode him he'd do things like small crowhops and bucks or back up really fast. There were days I wondered why I bought him. But I never let him get out of working twice as hard and he's really lazy at heart, when he saw how much harder being an a** was he knocked it off.

I have 20/30 and 20/40 don't think it's too bad actually? Did order a pair of sunglasses for daytime driving and a pair of clear ones for night time. In a week I'll be able to see when I drive...

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Yep..that's what I mean. It's more me than him...he feels more like he's going to do something than actually does things. Except when he runs away, ( I hop off sometimes and he gets away from me) When he runs away he kicks. I'm pretty sure some of it is at me. I know I need to be more firm. I am very firm on the ground, and the only time he doesn't listen there is when he runs away.

I talked to my trainer last night, and we decided that since I get pretty scared, I'm only going to take light, easy rides on him until she or her daughter can get back here. They are showing this week, but will come up her next week. She is going to keep coming up here until I am comfortable.....even if it takes all summer.

I have thought a lot about this, and I think that part of my problem is that I'm so disappointed. I've known this horse for so long, and have only seen him be dead, dead quiet. No issues whatsoever. That's what I want, and sometimes I do get that from him, but other times not.

We also talked last night about the possibility of him not working out for me. I don't want that to happen, I want to keep going, but I needed to know what the plan would be if he didn't work out. I feel much better now. I can keep working with him this summer, and I'm just going to assume it will all be fine.

[ghostrider]

Sometimes a horse's personality does not match ours. I once attended a mustang clinic and heard about right brain/left brain theory. Can't remember which is which but he said that some horses bond with a person because they have a boss type personality. They need that in order to feel secure. Which is why Frisco bonded with my ex as soon as he'd seen him. We'd gone to the BLM festival/auction and Glenn had gone up and rubbed Frisco who was saddled and tied to the panel inside the arena. Frisco put his head on Glenn's forearm and closed his eyes for a nap. He'd felt secure enough to have Glenn stand guard while he took a nap. When Glenn would try and leave he'd open his eyes and pull Glenn back by tugging on his sleeve then close his eyes. At the time we didn't know why he was doing it but he bonded to Glenn immediately. Glenn has always been in charge of companies and employees, has had a boss personality and job.
A horse can instinctively read a left brain or right brained person. It was interesting.

[cyndi]

What a beautiful image I'm getting of Glenn and Frisco!! How absolutely special!!

According to the "P" "Horsonalities", left-brain horses are more bold and confident. Right-brained horses are more insecure and spooky. Introverted horses have more whoa than go, while extroverted horses have more go than whoa. Fanny is a right-brained introvert. Overworking her (teaching her too quickly) could shut her down. With a left-brained extrovert, they will not hesitate to let you know what they think of you. lol (I think that's how it goes with them).

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It's going to be a while before I can work with him. I had gallbladder surgery thurs night. I have to wait 4-6 wks to ride.

[ghostrider]

Did you know you were having surgery or was it an emergency trip to the ER? Glad you're okay and recovering.

[horsespoiler]

Wow, Nana. I can't imagine getting gallbladder surgery. That's a tough one. I hope you are healing quickly and are being taken care of.

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This was an emergency. I didn't know there was anything wrong until the attack. I guess, though, that by the looks of things, I had gallbladder problems for years. Looking back, I can think of a few things that would have been attacks, I just didn't know it. This one was so painful, but I fought going to ER because I thought it would go away. I am glad I finally went. The nurses in the hospital were wonderful, especially the night of the surgery. They just babied me. I panic when I come out of anesthesia, so they got my husband for me, and that helped a ton. My DH is a great nurse, too!! He's taking very good care of me. I am able to get up and walk around now, so I'm doing that every hour or so. It's been really good.

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The POA I'm leasing is coming the week of July 8th. I figure i can play with her on the ground for a week or two before riding, and that's probably best anyway. The timing of that is perfect. Plus, I'm having company on and off from the end of June through the first week of July. That should be interesting, but they are family so no worries. I can't watch my baby grandson, for 4-6 weeks, and shouldn't keep the middle one. I think, though, that DH will stop in and put him in his crib for nap, and then he can climb out when he's done. I can't lift over 15 lbs.

[ghostrider]

That's tough! everything weighs more than you imagine. When the Chiro told me no lifting anything heavy I was exasperated, couldn't do a dang thing.
So did I miss the lease thing or is this a new idea?

[cyndi]

Glad you're recovering well from your surgery, Nana! I remember when my dad had a gall bladder attack. No fun

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Denise...my friend has a 55-56" POA mare that doesn't get ridden at her place. She offered her to me, and then offered to do a lease through POA for as long as we need her. It's a pretty sweet deal. I've not ridden her in years, ( she's 10), but she's well broke.

[ghostrider]

You'll have to post a pic, love LOVE ponies! my neighbor has ponies and little boys who ride them.
My first BIG pony was a P.O.A paint named Patches. Very original huh? LOL

Drove my trailer and truck to Licking and we unloaded into a storage unit and came back. It's three hours down, three hours back. My Pastor is going to come borrow the truck/trailer tomorrow for another load. He said he checked into trucks and trailers (u haul) before calling because I told him he can borrow it but I'm not off again to drive till next Sunday. I'm so thankful it's not me moving.

[vsolubo]

Nana, hope you heal up quickly!