Need help with my horse!

Question

okay, about a month ago, my father bought me a paint horse [[a gelding]] i believe 4 or 5 years old from an auction along with a brown quarter horse [[also a gelding]] he is very attached to..big mistake, it was my first horse and i failed to follow my instincts of researching why buying a horse at an auction was a bad idea, well the day i got him i wanted to ride him and i rode him up a hill with some problems.. he would keep stopping like as if he hated walking or something, and when i tried to ride back to the corral, i wanted to get him to a trot, unfortunately, he started to gallop for a minute, and started to buck, im 14 with not enough experience, but i managed to jump off and, well, brake my wrist. now the horse doesn't even want to come near anyone! its annoying that my dad had to tire him out just to put his halter back on him. lastly he cant seem to go anywhere with out the quarter horse, or else he throws a horsie fit. please help me, i don't know what to do with this disobedient paint!

Answer 1

Take the horse back to the auction they are there for a reason. Then find a horse that you can ride and not get hurt on and please wear your helmet if you need to get back on the horse. Sounds to me like it needs a lot of ground work before you ride it.

Answer 2

Honestly, if you don't have a lot of experience you might want to try selling both of the horses and buying a beginner horse.

If not, than hire a trainer.  

Answer 3

This can only get worse.  I hope you can convince your dad to sell this horse, and next time avoid the auctions....beginners should not buy from auctions.

Answer 4

Sweetheart, get rid of these horses before you get seriously hurt.   You've obviously bought someone else's problems and you don't have enough knowledge and experience to deal with them.  For future reference, only very experienced riders should buy from an auction, as this is where most people who have problem horses want to offload them quickly before anyone can see their mistake.  I have had beautiful horses since I was a child (very ancient now  :-)!  ) and have bought a few ponies from auction, some good but the majority either bad or so-so.  Sell them off quickly and get yourself a nice galloway (14 hands) you can manage.  Good Luck!

Answer 5

well you can

1. Put the horse in training

2. Train the horse yourself (if you know how)

3. tell your dad the horse is dangerous and try to sell him and get a new, fully trained horse

those are just ideas....

Answer 6

I feel your pain, I bought my first horse(still have her) at an auction. She was insane, rearing up on me and taking off. She eventually reared up, lost her balance and fell on top of me, breaking a bone in my back. I kept at it and never got off, no matter how much she reared up etc. However, I am an adult who has been riding all my life. You have already broken your wrist, you don't want to get hurt again. Your dad needs to handle this problem. I think you need a trainer. Just a little encouragement. I've had my horse for 8 years now and she has turned out to be a great horse. We have an understanding and she respects me.  Please be careful!

Answer 7

Riding a horse you bought at auction without evaluating the horse is not a smart idea. You don't necessarily have to get rid of the horses, but they are going to need some work. The best thing is to have your dad hire a trainer.

But if you hire a trainer, don't think of having the trainer go off and "fix" these horses. Yes a horse needs to be trained but what also needs to be addressed is the relationship of the horse owner with the horses.

So you and your dad need to invest some time in doing groundwork with the horses to establish leadership and respect. If a horse does not respect you and see you as his leader, that horse cannot bond with you.

If the horse doesn't want you to come near him, try the suggestions in this article on catching a horse:

http://www.train-horses.com/catchingyour...

The hook-on exercise in the round pen is also good for actually training a horse to come up to you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_MrQ8MXx...

You might want to have your dad look at this material too. If you have to tire the horse out to put the halter on, basically the horse just doesn't respect you. But you can fix these problems. Try this approach for awhile:

1) Do the catching exercises. This will take patience, but will begin to teach your horse to respect you.

2) Each time you catch him, take him to the round pen and do hook-on.

3) Then practice leading exercises for about 15 minutes:

http://www.train-horses.com/leadingyourh...

I know it sounds tedious, but your relationship with these horses will improve a lot if you do these exercises. Also that way you and your dad will be the trainers, instead of having to go hire somebody.

David

http://gentlenaturalhorseman.blogspot.co...

Answer 8

I had a rough horse when I was 14. She had been a cow horse but had an ornery streak. She was a learning experience for me but she had the basics down real good. She bucked and ran away. I don't think your horse has the basics down. I think if you want to keep the horse, you need to find a professional trainer to work with him so he will be a good horse for you. All horses can get separation anxiety. Even well trained horses. They need to be worked through it by someone who knows what they are doing.