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Can't ride a horse in arenas? - Uses for Old Barns
| Can't ride a horse in arenas? I've recently been working with a thirteen year old mare over the summer. She's naturally very energetic and stubborn, but smart. I used to ride her 3 times a week and she was great, but then stopped for about five months. Now she boards at a new barn and I've been working with her again for about two months, but whenever I ride her in an arena she becomes really spooky and hyper and refuses to stay on the rail. Riding her anywhere else she's absolutely fine, but I can't figure out how to get her to relax in the arenas. Any ideas? I've tried working her on the ground in the arena, where she's fine. I also turn her out beforehand o get out some of her energy, which helps a little, but she's still very flighty. I also only ride her bareback because she doesn't have a saddle, and use a rope halter when I ride. She's really sensitive to cues, and I can tell that she's listening because of her ears, but must be too nervous to obey. |
| I have an old barn and I also use this for caring horses. Well I enjoy riding and feeding horses. At times I experience the same thing with yours. So I can bear with you. It is quite hard to keep up with spooky and hyper horses. But, if you take time to be patient with them and give them some tricks or consequences, I think they will know where they exactly need to go. |
| I have the same sentiments with you guys. My fifteen year old mare, Wallie, is so hyperactive and very energetic. Sometime, I get so tired whenever I try to for a walk with her. I also make it a point to bring Wallie in the nearby arena and she acts exactly the same with your horses, spooky and very energetic. Most of the times, she also doesn't want to stay on the rails. I think this has something to do with the overwhelming size of the arena. |
| Use patience with your techniques. Horses are sensitive creatures, and there is so much that is scary, noisy, and uncomfortable about new places that I am not surprised your horse is spooked when in an arena, and if you push it too hard, that will just make the problem work. Try just taking it to the arena, walking it around patiently, giving it a treat or two, and build up until the horse builds confidence. |
| It takes good relationship between the owner and the horse for those horses to really do their thing at arenas. And it is good to really make sure that your horse have that good connection to you before you actually bring it to longer walks and running. And well, I can feel that your horse is a little bit excited with running, being free and just being a 'horse' and not a pet. |
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