its us!

[chickyd444]

Today my mare Ruby napped for the first real time ever :eek: just when i thought she could not put a foot wrong lol :D Any way long story short, wanted to ride her straight from the yard into field to get to arena, she said NO! NOT GOING and planted! i could'nt believe it as she is sooo forward. (Saddle was checked, re-flocked, fitted under 3 weeks ago ;))
any who, trying to make a 6yo TB chessy mare walk on when she does not want to is SCAREY lol. Determined not to use a whip i just kept asking, when she bucked i sat, turned her round and kept asking, no shouting or anger, any way after 15 mins she walked on. In comparison to Jasper my old boy she caved really quickly, which i was pleased about ;)

Any way my question to you guys is, do you think as a youngster she testing me a little now she's finding her feet and her workload is slowly increasing?

So chuffed when she decided to walk on, she got heaps of praise and went on to school beautifully :p
older pic, but pic non the less lol
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii213/Chickyd444/0891.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii213/Chickyd444/0881.jpg

[igloo]

Definately testing you. My 6yr old tb decided about 6 months ago that he'd try out napping to see if we'd cave in. He failed :p and now never naps unless theres something immensely scary that most horses would nap at :)

[lauraandharvey]

ilvoerubixcube:D
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[chickyd444]

Definately testing you. My 6yr old tb decided about 6 months ago that he'd try out napping to see if we'd cave in. He failed :p and now never naps unless theres something immensely scary that most horses would nap at :)

she has been giving me that impression also, she's not scared, just wants to know if she can get her own way :p

[chickyd444]

ilvoerubixcube:D
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she's poking her tongue out at you lors lol :p

[skips and soda]

Maughty rubes! I do luff her though! :D

Reckon she's just testing you mate. She's about the age for the 'teenage' stage and she's getting fitter all the time now as you're doing quite a lot with her. She'll get over it once she's realised that her mum won't let her do it! Sounds like you solved it the perfect way though, all very calm, no hassle and she'll have learnt something from it. :)

I love those pics, you both look reaslly chilled and happy together! :D

[NoviceNic]

Do horses ever stop testing us in one form or another no matter what their age? Captain thinks not anyway...:p

[mikh]

defo testing, you did the right thing, glad she caved quickly - doubt she will bother next time

[Trewsers]

Definitely testing testing! Sounds like you did well tho!!!!

[Harlequin32]

oohhh they are little buggers aren't they!;)

[chickyd444]

thanks guys, hopefully tonight she will just walk straight out there - yea right ! but fingers crossed :D

[Ace87]

Little bugger!! Naughty Ruby! She's def testing ya mate, glad she caved quick tho and well done you for staying clam, Jasper prepared you well :D