What more do i need to do?

Question

My Farrier Runs Quarter horses Down in Louisiana and I'd really like to help him Exercise them. He came over to shoe our horses one day and I asked him if he needed any help with the horses Like Exercising and Grooming. He said that he didn't think i was strong enough for the job. I am 5'6 and weigh about 115. I run barrels and I KNOW that i can handle my high strung horses and I am pretty sure i could handle his. What do i do? I have a lot of riding strength and ability being how i was practically born on the back of a horse.

Answer 1

You got to realize some men tend to see women as being weaker than themselves.  I'm not saying you can't handle a high strung race horse but it is a totally different riding discipline.  You are talking a big difference in the bit in the horses' mouth even a big difference in saddles.  Perhaps you can start out by asking him if you could work as a groom to begin with and go from there.  Once you earn his trust maybe then approach him about teaching you to gallop and letting you exercise them.