Ok, I Need Some Serious Advice Here -UPDATE !!!
Hi to all reading this. I have now owned Morse for coming up to 6 months this month. As some of you are aware we have already had a few up and downs along the way. All the time I have had Morse there has just been something I could not quite put my finger on, and if I have I have told myself I am being totally ridiculous.......bear with me its difficult for me to put a feeling into words....
We seem to take three steps forward, 4 back, 3 steps forward, 2 back.....I just know he is not the easiest of horses even at 2 1/2, I HAVE taken into consideration that he had had next to no handling. However, its also tooo easy to put it all down to youngster behaviour and I honestly have this nagging doubt in the back of my mind. God forbid I am putting myself up for horsewoman of the year or full of experience, I am not, however, I do have to listen to my inner instinct, experience etc., and something does not add up.....On one hand we have achieved a fair amount, nowhere near to what I had hoped to achieve by this time, but I can live with that, I honestly hoped with extra handling through the Winter, morning and night with being stabled we would see an improvement, but we are not. I am very careful of who else handles him and at this time it is only myself and my YO/friend, I would not put anyone else at risk. Now here is the crunch......
When out in the day he shares with a gelding called Bailey who is a 6 year old and herd leader. When first in with Bailey he, Morse, submitted so much you could hear and see his little mouth going nine to the dozen. In the last few weeks I have noticed Bailey letting Morse out of the field first and Morse pushing his way through. He is as Bolshy as ever, having to be twitched to do his feet still, well behaved in stable, but suddenly all poo is neatly in one or two places and he is actually pooing against the wall to get it in the exact spot......
He will still lash out with his front foot if he really is upset about something, apparently he has taken to 'marking' his hay in the field on being turned out in the morning........ I cannot ignore my inner doubts anymore, he was alledgedly cut as a 1 year old.........I KNOW he is a youngster, I KNOW they try it on, however, he is being dealt with by people who are experienced, yes I have made some mistakes, I am human, but I actually voiced my fears tonight to my friend as I cannot ignore this innersense any longer and she said she was coming to the same conclusion.........I MAY WELL HAVE A RIG,
I am sooo disheartened tonight. Vet will be contacted tomorrow to come and do the blood test asap.
Hi to all reading this. I have now owned Morse for coming up to 6 months this month. As some of you are aware we have already had a few up and downs along the way. All the time I have had Morse there has just been something I could not quite put my finger on, and if I have I have told myself I am being totally ridiculous.......bear with me its difficult for me to put a feeling into words....
We seem to take three steps forward, 4 back, 3 steps forward, 2 back.....I just know he is not the easiest of horses even at 2 1/2, I HAVE taken into consideration that he had had next to no handling. However, its also tooo easy to put it all down to youngster behaviour and I honestly have this nagging doubt in the back of my mind. God forbid I am putting myself up for horsewoman of the year or full of experience, I am not, however, I do have to listen to my inner instinct, experience etc., and something does not add up.....On one hand we have achieved a fair amount, nowhere near to what I had hoped to achieve by this time, but I can live with that, I honestly hoped with extra handling through the Winter, morning and night with being stabled we would see an improvement, but we are not. I am very careful of who else handles him and at this time it is only myself and my YO/friend, I would not put anyone else at risk. Now here is the crunch......
When out in the day he shares with a gelding called Bailey who is a 6 year old and herd leader. When first in with Bailey he, Morse, submitted so much you could hear and see his little mouth going nine to the dozen. In the last few weeks I have noticed Bailey letting Morse out of the field first and Morse pushing his way through. He is as Bolshy as ever, having to be twitched to do his feet still, well behaved in stable, but suddenly all poo is neatly in one or two places and he is actually pooing against the wall to get it in the exact spot......
He will still lash out with his front foot if he really is upset about something, apparently he has taken to 'marking' his hay in the field on being turned out in the morning........ I cannot ignore my inner doubts anymore, he was alledgedly cut as a 1 year old.........I KNOW he is a youngster, I KNOW they try it on, however, he is being dealt with by people who are experienced, yes I have made some mistakes, I am human, but I actually voiced my fears tonight to my friend as I cannot ignore this innersense any longer and she said she was coming to the same conclusion.........I MAY WELL HAVE A RIG,
I am sooo disheartened tonight. Vet will be contacted tomorrow to come and do the blood test asap.
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