At my friends barn there is this horse a tb idk if he is a ottb.. the question is below...?

Question

so he is never riden he is not riddible but he is really friendly

i have been told when people do ride him he bolts.. so what can be done to turn that make him rideable for a begginer (i know that will take a while) he is western if that helps

Answer 1

I Love TBs...I have owned 4 of them, every one of them were Beginner Safe horses! I'm sure they weren't in the beginning of their days off the track!

I would find a "Natural Horsemanship Trainer" (like Clinton Anderson) to do a lot of ground training with him...the are great at re-training horses not to buck,spook,rear,bolt etc...then have a western trainer take over for 30-60 days of training...once they get him to stop bolting, all it would take is miles under the saddle (lots of riding) I would say that after 30-60 days with each trainer, he would be safe for a beginner to ride in front of a trainer, and then by the end of a years worth of riding/training he would be great for a beginner to ride by himself...Good Luck!

Answer 2

He sounds like he needs some quality ground work and consistent training. He sounds like he may never be a beginner horse. Some just are not, they need to be handled by a qualified person and will always be "hot"  You never know though....sounds like he needs a considerable commitment from someone willing to put into his training. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Riding him in a very small pen where he can't run off anywhere is an idea.

Answer 4

some horses dont like being ridden and they are rarely made ridden if they dont like it.leave the horse alone just let it be

Answer 5

sso if you want to find out if he is ottb, lift up his top lip and look for some numbers, if he has them he is, all race horses are given a tatoo and that is where they are kept. Whether or not he was a race horse doesn't matter though, as a beginner, even though you don't want to hear this, the only person that is going to be able to help you out is a trianer, and just because a horse is green doesn't mean they are not for a beginner, I bought a horse when i was seven that had only been out on the trials and even then just took off, and now I have sold her to be a successful showpony in chicago. After a trainer rides him, you should talk to them and see if they think he is suitable for you, any horse is trainable, you just have to figure out what they are good at and run with it!

Answer 6

Sounds like he's a green horse...?

So yeh, he needs to be brought back to basics with his training.

Also, there is this article on horses who bolt..

Hope it helps:

http://www.oldandsold.com/articles09/hor...

Answer 7

just because he's tattooed doesn't mean he raced. it just means he's registered with the jockey club. i have a guy who never raced, but he's tattooed. annnnnnnnnd, what's that about the tattoo having to do with where they're from? it merely states the year the horse was born (the first letter), and then the registration number.

Answer 8

Let him come to you in an arena setting.    Don't pursue him but rather let him come to you.   Gradually let him begin to trust you,  than establish dominance thru lunging, then gently get him to feel comfortable with a saddle on.  You then mount him with your body laying across his to get the feel of the weight.  Eventually you can sit upon him and jet him move as he wishes.  He may buck a bit bit but just stay on and be reassuring.  Do not move too fast.  He will come around in HIS own time.

Answer 9

A horse like that is not suitable for a beginner, and should only be handled by an experience horse person.

A horse such as this needs to be brought back to the basics of ground work, and then you go from there.

Answer 10

i like to use one rein stops when on a horse and the horse bolts (reach down to one rein and pull the head around to your knee). if you do it consistently, they can learn not to bolt.

but probably won't get the horse beginner friendly. use a full cheek snaffle bit.

make sure there is nothing physically wrong with him.

start with ground work. bending and flexing the neck and moving away from pressure. make friends with him.

Answer 11

Back to the basics in ground work.... develop trust.... really not much more you can do to start him off... As mentioned, it is possible he may never be suitable for beginners. A ton of things come into consideration, how long he raced, how he was treated at the track, maybe there are underlying soundness issues, maybe he's coming down off of meds (depending on how long he's been there). Many things can come into consideration when looking at why he's 'unridable'.

Answer 12

no he/she meant that under the top lip is where the tattoo is kept!

i would suggest lunging and roundpen work... dont EVER let him go straight until you can really handle him...

hope it helps!