Archie Struggles at Recent Horse Shows
By Dark Star
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25th Oct 2010 •
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Nothing Lasts Forever - Apparently Archie's attitude does! Here is a continuation of my other story, Trail horse turned Show horse.
SEPT. 18TH HORSE SHOW
This was my first show my mom wasn't going to, so she drives me to the barn at 6am to start loading the horses. I go into the barn and all the horses going have been fed and there blankets taken off. We finish loading tack and hook up the trailers. Archie was the last to load. So I grab a horse named Clarky and lead him out to the trailer.
Then I went back to get a mare named Dee, I lead her out when *BANG* then we hear my friend's mom yelling at Archie to calm down.
I hand off Dee and ran back into the barn. Archie had reared up and flipped over in his stall. He was now covered in manure and and was breathing hard. This was a pleasure show! We couldn't do anything about it now so we loaded up and started off to the show. We stop for breakfast and, of course, Archie is acting up in the trailer. Poor Chocolate Man (the horse next to him) was getting pushed against the wall trying to get away from Archie, who was pawing and trying to move. We whack the side of the trailer to make him stop, then we get back on the road.
We get to the show and I'm getting Archie ready for halter. I asked him to trot and he steps on the back of my boot, causing me to fall down, thus staining my jeans from the wet grass. I change jeans just in time for the show to start. He was awesome in the class. The horse in front of him flipped over and he didn't move a muscle. He still didn't place. We go in color halter and he gets 6th! He got beat by a grey horse! A normal grey horse beat my tri-colored paint horse? This judge was making me very mad. Well, we finished the halter and showmanship with only that 6th place. Next was walk trot, he got 4th. Pleasure was next, he was crazy, barrel galloping around the arena, not wanting to do his barrel stop. So we didn't place in that.
Horsemanship was worse than pleasure. Archie took off at a mad dash around the arena. I scratched from the rest of my slow events. He obviously wasn't gonna go slow, so I saved him for speed. All the slow stuff ended around 7pm, then we took an hour break. At 8 pm contesting starts. 6 pole classes - pee wee poles, warm up, youth, women, men, and open - I was in 4. I take him easy in the warm up, but the fact that it's dark, and Archie has never ran in the dark, he nearly flips over due to getting spooked and there was a football game going on across the street, so the speakers were loud. He doesn't spook much in the other pole classes taking two 4ths and a 3rd. Then we don't run flags. Did I mention my horse was gate sour? Well, he rears up and refuses to go in gates. My trainer has to practicably drag him in the arena for poles and barrels. Barrels started at around 11pm. Archie nearly flips over the fence in warm up, but is otherwise ok in the rest of them, getting 4th in open barrels. We went home around 12:30am.
OCT 9TH HORSE SHOW
This show was interesting. Archie was better behaved than the last show. He took 3rd in the 11-14 age group and 2nd in the 5yr old+ geldings, so he was doing good.
I also took Dallas to this show (that ended in disaster), but he's another part of this story. We got 5th in showmanship. So I tack him up for pleasure. He is getting his leads and everything. I was actually amazed. But, of course, I didn't expect the unexpected.
He wouldn't get on his leads in the event, he wouldn't slow down, he was over it. But Miracles do happen and he got 3rd in open and 5th in youth. That was his last event till contesting.
Dallas had so much penned up energy, he wanted to run! So I got second in all 3 of my gaited classes (out of 2 people) then 1st in the water class (out of 3 entries).
It was 2:30PM when gaiting ended. Contesting didn't start till 4PM. So we all took a break. We were sitting around the trailers talking when we hear air escaping. Cole (the gaited horse that beat me/my best friend's horse) had busted something on trailer tire. All the adults tried to stop it, but it was broken. So they put a jack under it and tried to put little pressure on it. We all had a laugh about it. Then contesting started. Archie got DQ from one of his poles cause he missed one...lol. He got a 3rd in Women's and a 2nd in open. Then was barrels. He was getting better, but kept stepping in a hole right by the third barrel. He ended up with a 2nd in womens and a 3rd in open. Then was our best event of the night - Dash for Cash. Archie was great, he ended with a time of 12 seconds, the winning time was 11. That show ended at around 8pm.
OCT. 16TH HORSE SHOW
This show was a disaster. Archie was rearing up and spooking. I took him in poles, barrels, pony express, and Keyhole. I didn't place in anything. In Poles Archie was going good until he reared up on the turn and then I realized the poles were too close, so Archie goes way out and rears up. Then I hit him in the head with the whip and got him back on pattern, he knocked a pole and was pulling against my reins the whole time because I was making him lope through it. In Barrels he got the first barrel good then went wide on the second barrel, then got the third barrel decently. For those of you who don't know what Pony Express is, its where you and a partner have a saddle bag and one person gallops around the arena and hands off the saddle bag then the other person runs the lap, fastest time wins. Me and my partner, Carson, have the two most hot headed horses at the barn. His was rearing up and refusing to go in the arena too. I went first because Archie usually has better breaks then Velvet. I waited until they gave the signal and I pounded my spurs into him, making him go. We made it around and I asked him to slow down. That's when my heart nearly stopped, he wasn't gonna stop. I almost ran full force into Carson, but I threw the bag at him. To make things worse, he didn't catch it. So I jump off real fast and hand it to him, staying on the ground. Velvet wouldn't gallop! So we didn't even come close to placing.
I hand Archie off to my mom while I go to get a drink. I come back and they were holding paper towels to his nose. It turns out he was running so hard he busted a blood vessel. I laughed and wiped his nose off in time for keyhole. This event nearly gave me a heart attack. My trainer was at the end of the arena watching to see if anyone went out, so I had to lead him in. He was running into me, getting smacked every time. Then I told them to close the gate before I got on. I got on and he started running in place until I got the signal to go. I asked him to go and he does, but again he doesn't stop. I finnaly get him to stop in the keyhole, but he rears up and spins, getting out of the circle. My trainer tells me to walk him in the arena again, but he continues to rear, so I made him walk home. I went home that day with no ribbons from Archie or Dallas(who didn't act up, but just wasn't fast enough).
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Dark Star- Just because you make him go into shows and you've 'scared the manure' out of him for 3 years doesn't mean you have a bond.
'Archies fine' Well are you a mind-reader? He might look fine on the outside but being so scared he rears and flips over is a pretty obvious sign that he is NOT ok. And trust me, though he may be ok now, with your methods, he won't be ok in 6 months. Seriously, get a vets opinion.
Dark Star- Just because you make him go into shows and you've 'scared the manure' out of him for 3 years doesn't mean you have a bond.
'Archies fine' Well are you a mind-reader? He might look fine on the outside but being so scared he rears and flips over is a pretty obvious sign that he is NOT ok. And trust me, though he may be ok now, with your methods, he won't be ok in 6 months. Seriously, get a vets opinion.
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Oct 29, 2010
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ForcesOfNature
Dark Star I'm confused. What do you mean he had stopped bleeding by the time you rode him again?
If you didn't want people to comment on your article you shouldn't have posted it. Next time maybe you should think about what your writing before submitting. I think if you looked at the article has an outsider you would see why everyone is so upset. What would you have said if it was someone else posting this article?
The only thing people know about you is that your horse acted very badly at this show and that you were frustrated enough to punish him in the wrong way. That is why you are getting these reactions. No amount of trying to defend yourself is going to help. Your just digging a deeper hole.
Maybe you should just admit that you didn't handle the situation correctly and that next time you will be more prepared for show stresses and if need be scratch you horse from classes he doesn't do well in.
I think you should pick either speed or pleasure classes doing both can
Dark Star I'm confused. What do you mean he had stopped bleeding by the time you rode him again?
If you didn't want people to comment on your article you shouldn't have posted it. Next time maybe you should think about what your writing before submitting. I think if you looked at the article has an outsider you would see why everyone is so upset. What would you have said if it was someone else posting this article?
The only thing people know about you is that your horse acted very badly at this show and that you were frustrated enough to punish him in the wrong way. That is why you are getting these reactions. No amount of trying to defend yourself is going to help. Your just digging a deeper hole.
Maybe you should just admit that you didn't handle the situation correctly and that next time you will be more prepared for show stresses and if need be scratch you horse from classes he doesn't do well in.
I think you should pick either speed or pleasure classes doing both can be very confusing. Specially if your green horse isn't comfortable in a show atmosphere.
I know you want to show in as many classes as possible, but you shouldn't show in every class just because you can. Show in the classes you and your horse will do the best in. It isn't fair to your horse to show in every single class and expect him to do well in all of them.
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Oct 29, 2010
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Dreamer100
Archie. Didn't he used to be calm? What do you think happened? Why is he doing this now?
Archie. Didn't he used to be calm? What do you think happened? Why is he doing this now?
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Oct 29, 2010
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Dark Star
Guys, he did this ONCE he got mad and reared up...I'm not even sure he 'flipped over' He banged the wall then ended up with manure on him, so we guess that's what he did... My trainer has got reserve champion in AQHA reining, and she also showed barrels, and all the slow stuff for years...so don't bring her in this...Archie has been acting fine, not acting up at all...Yes, bad idea to race in the dark, bad idea to hit a trailer, bad idea to hit the horse on the head (which I didn't. I hit him on the neck to keep him from flipping over (which has always worked and it has never hurt him) bad idea to run him with the bloody nose...but I wanted to see if he would be calmer, possible do ok...The time before this show he was amazing...AND ITS NOT BIG TIME SHOWS!!! THERE WAS COLOR HALTER, AND HE GOT 1ST IN THE OTHER COLOR HALTER CLASS!!! I asked the judge if it was judging color before I entered and she said yes.
Dreamer- Yes, thats why i posted this, to show a horse can be fine one time but
Guys, he did this ONCE he got mad and reared up...I'm not even sure he 'flipped over' He banged the wall then ended up with manure on him, so we guess that's what he did... My trainer has got reserve champion in AQHA reining, and she also showed barrels, and all the slow stuff for years...so don't bring her in this...Archie has been acting fine, not acting up at all...Yes, bad idea to race in the dark, bad idea to hit a trailer, bad idea to hit the horse on the head (which I didn't. I hit him on the neck to keep him from flipping over (which has always worked and it has never hurt him) bad idea to run him with the bloody nose...but I wanted to see if he would be calmer, possible do ok...The time before this show he was amazing...AND ITS NOT BIG TIME SHOWS!!! THERE WAS COLOR HALTER, AND HE GOT 1ST IN THE OTHER COLOR HALTER CLASS!!! I asked the judge if it was judging color before I entered and she said yes.
Dreamer- Yes, thats why i posted this, to show a horse can be fine one time but act up the next... I actually think the reason he acted up was because I didn't give him enough recovery time from the last show...and it would actually make sense...because he acts up when he's tired.
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Oct 29, 2010
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dragonriders
Dark Star.
At least you figured out why he was acting so bad.. Hopefully he will do better in the next show you enter him. Talking to a friend of mine who's judge horse shows for years and looking online I was told there wasn't a colored halter class and to me if their was then it would be stricky paint horses not regular colored horses like grays. If your trainer is that good then you wouldn't be really having the problem that you were having. Then again you just posted he didn't have time to recover from the last show..
Either way best of luck.
Dark Star.
At least you figured out why he was acting so bad.. Hopefully he will do better in the next show you enter him. Talking to a friend of mine who's judge horse shows for years and looking online I was told there wasn't a colored halter class and to me if their was then it would be stricky paint horses not regular colored horses like grays. If your trainer is that good then you wouldn't be really having the problem that you were having. Then again you just posted he didn't have time to recover from the last show..
Either way best of luck.
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Oct 29, 2010
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ImaCoolCowgirl
This is What I have found on Color Halter-
Yes, there are colour classes that are judged on your horse's coat colour. Breeds such as paint and appaloosa have these classes. I know because I've done them! My mom's appaloosa mare is a black leopard and when she was younger she had boldly defined black spots all over her, and she did well in colour classes where they look for colour desirable for the breed. For appaloosas, colour judges look for clear, defined spots and lots of them, evenly spaced. They look for clear mottling and hoof striping. I don't have any experience showing paints but they would probably look for things like the ideal 50/50 colour vs white ratio on the coat, an even distribution of white and colour. These classes are mostly for fun, and for people looking to gain points for their horses for breeding. A horse that scores high in these classes is attractive, and is hopefully going to pass that on to their offspring. If you can say your horse has a large number of po
This is What I have found on Color Halter-
Yes, there are colour classes that are judged on your horse's coat colour. Breeds such as paint and appaloosa have these classes. I know because I've done them! My mom's appaloosa mare is a black leopard and when she was younger she had boldly defined black spots all over her, and she did well in colour classes where they look for colour desirable for the breed. For appaloosas, colour judges look for clear, defined spots and lots of them, evenly spaced. They look for clear mottling and hoof striping. I don't have any experience showing paints but they would probably look for things like the ideal 50/50 colour vs white ratio on the coat, an even distribution of white and colour. These classes are mostly for fun, and for people looking to gain points for their horses for breeding. A horse that scores high in these classes is attractive, and is hopefully going to pass that on to their offspring. If you can say your horse has a large number of points in colour classes, people breeding for colour will choose your stallion over someone else's.
Now if it was judged on this...I understand why your horse got placed low. Your horse has very unique and cool coloring but it is not ideal for this type of color halter. He is sorta a mis mash of appy and paint coloring, from the pictures his spots and patches do not seam to be completely clear or crisp as some call it.
Another option I came accross was this-
They are %70 conformation and %30 color... when they say they are judging markings they are really judging how close the horse is to %50 color and %50 white. But color is only %30 the other %70 is judged just like a normal halter class, on conformation.
Again I can understand why he placed low, he has little obvious muscle and not great conformation.
Look up the APHA (American Paint Horse Association) rule book for more on color classes.
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Oct 30, 2010
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Dark Star
Thank you Imacoolcowgirl, he actually has gotten more prominent markings recently, so thats why he was placed higher in the next show, and he looked great at the 2nd show, with a fake tail and he was actually clean, and his hooves have gotten more prominent stripes on them, so it shows off more of his appaloosa breeding.
Thank you Imacoolcowgirl, he actually has gotten more prominent markings recently, so thats why he was placed higher in the next show, and he looked great at the 2nd show, with a fake tail and he was actually clean, and his hooves have gotten more prominent stripes on them, so it shows off more of his appaloosa breeding.
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Oct 30, 2010
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Sorry, but I still think you need a vets opinion
Sorry, but I still think you need a vets opinion
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Nov 1, 2010
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Dark Star
We have had a vet look at him, they say he has nothing wrong with him, physically, We also have met his original owner, and they told us that he is 'proud cut' that means he's a gelding that thinks he's a stallion, so he has the major attitude of a stallion part time. He has also been that stubborn since he was born.
We have had a vet look at him, they say he has nothing wrong with him, physically, We also have met his original owner, and they told us that he is 'proud cut' that means he's a gelding that thinks he's a stallion, so he has the major attitude of a stallion part time. He has also been that stubborn since he was born.
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Nov 1, 2010
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ok, thats good as long as he doesn't get hit on the head with a whip!
ok, thats good as long as he doesn't get hit on the head with a whip!
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Nov 2, 2010
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SyrobeLover
My rule of thumb is never hit a horse in front of the saddle.
Also, for the color halter, you were probably placed low because:
1. Your horse's head is pretty high, hollowing out his back
2. His halter doesn't really compliment him
3. Your shirt should be tucked in, you look a little messy
4. His confirmation is a little under par
*Not trying to be mean, just trying to help.
My rule of thumb is never hit a horse in front of the saddle.
Also, for the color halter, you were probably placed low because:
1. Your horse's head is pretty high, hollowing out his back
2. His halter doesn't really compliment him
3. Your shirt should be tucked in, you look a little messy
4. His confirmation is a little under par
*Not trying to be mean, just trying to help.
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Nov 2, 2010
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Dark Star
These pictures arn't from these shows. In the color halter class that he did great it, he had that halter on with a fake tail and he looked amazing. I also had a blinged out shirt so that's another reason we did better.
These pictures arn't from these shows. In the color halter class that he did great it, he had that halter on with a fake tail and he looked amazing. I also had a blinged out shirt so that's another reason we did better.
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Nov 2, 2010
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SyrobeLover
Honestly, I don't even think your horse is appaloosa, he could just be a paint roan. Paints have striped hooves sometimes to.
Plus your horse doesn't show any mottling which will almost always come out in a horse who has the appaloosa gene somewhere.
Honestly, I don't even think your horse is appaloosa, he could just be a paint roan. Paints have striped hooves sometimes to.
Plus your horse doesn't show any mottling which will almost always come out in a horse who has the appaloosa gene somewhere.
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Nov 3, 2010
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Dark Star
I've met his parents, one is a beautiful paint mare, the other is a brown spotted appy. His old owner proved his breeding to me, I know.
I've met his parents, one is a beautiful paint mare, the other is a brown spotted appy. His old owner proved his breeding to me, I know.
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Nov 3, 2010
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Spyricale
Hmmm....how do I start....
"I hand off Dee and ran back into the barn. Archie had reared up and flipped over in his stall. He was now covered in manure and and was breathing hard. This was a pleasure show! We couldn't do anything about it now so we loaded up and started off to the show. We stop for breakfast and, of course, Archie is acting up in the trailer. Poor Chocolate Man (the horse next to him) was getting pushed against the wall trying to get away from Archie, who was pawing and trying to move. We whack the side of the trailer to make him stop, then we get back on the road."
You couldn't do anything about him flipping over?? Seriously? You could have done the first thing that would come to the mind of a responsible horse owner....forget the stupid show and call the vet! He could have seriously damaged himself, and you needed to know why he flipped over in the first place. Don't give me any of that, "My horse is bi-polar!!!"
Then when he acts up, probably because he's u
Hmmm....how do I start....
"I hand off Dee and ran back into the barn. Archie had reared up and flipped over in his stall. He was now covered in manure and and was breathing hard. This was a pleasure show! We couldn't do anything about it now so we loaded up and started off to the show. We stop for breakfast and, of course, Archie is acting up in the trailer. Poor Chocolate Man (the horse next to him) was getting pushed against the wall trying to get away from Archie, who was pawing and trying to move. We whack the side of the trailer to make him stop, then we get back on the road."
You couldn't do anything about him flipping over?? Seriously? You could have done the first thing that would come to the mind of a responsible horse owner....forget the stupid show and call the vet! He could have seriously damaged himself, and you needed to know why he flipped over in the first place. Don't give me any of that, "My horse is bi-polar!!!"
Then when he acts up, probably because he's uncomfortable from flipping over, you whack the side of the trailer? You want your horse to enjoy trailer rides....I'm guessing he knows he's going to a show where he'll get abused. I sure wouldn't be comfortable.
"We get to the show and I'm getting Archie ready for halter. I asked him to trot and he steps on the back of my boot, causing me to fall down, thus staining my jeans from the wet grass. I change jeans just in time for the show to start. He was awesome in the class. The horse in front of him flipped over and he didn't move a muscle. He still didn't place. We go in color halter and he gets 6th! He got beat by a grey horse! A normal grey horse beat my tri-colored paint horse? This judge was making me very mad. Well, we finished the halter and showmanship with only that 6th place. Next was walk trot, he got 4th. Pleasure was next, he was crazy, barrel galloping around the arena, not wanting to do his barrel stop. So we didn't place in that."
You should never get angry at any judge for not placing you, even if your trainer would guarantee you would win. They didn't place you for a reason, honey. Think about it.
Your horse is "barrel galloping" around the arena in a pleasure class? If you can't control your horse, you shouldn't show it in pleasure....or anything for that matter. Heck, you should have never taken him to the show in the first place!
"Horsemanship was worse than pleasure. Archie took off at a mad dash around the arena. I scratched from the rest of my slow events. He obviously wasn't gonna go slow, so I saved him for speed."
Stop showing, go home and train your horse before you ever go to another show. A harsher bit will not help his "mad dashes". He needs proper training, which frankly, I doubt he will ever get from you or your "trainer".
"All the slow stuff ended around 7pm, then we took an hour break. At 8 pm contesting starts. 6 pole classes - pee wee poles, warm up, youth, women, men, and open - I was in 4. I take him easy in the warm up, but the fact that it's dark, and Archie has never ran in the dark, he nearly flips over due to getting spooked and there was a football game going on across the street, so the speakers were loud."
He nearly flips over again? Running in the dark? I would never do such a thing unless the arena had plenty of lights to where I could see every single detail just as good as if it was day time. And a football game going on? Uhhhh......
"He doesn't spook much in the other pole classes taking two 4ths and a 3rd. Then we don't run flags. Did I mention my horse was gate sour? Well, he rears up and refuses to go in gates. My trainer has to practicably drag him in the arena for poles and barrels."
Gate sour? Your "trainer" has to practically drag him in the arena? Did you ever wonder why he is gate sour? He is sick of getting hauled around an arena with a harsh bit, banged on the sides with spurs, hit in the head, forced to run in the dark, etc.
"Barrels started at around 11pm. Archie nearly flips over the fence in warm up, but is otherwise ok in the rest of them, getting 4th in open barrels. We went home around 12:30am."
This is the second time he attempts to flip over? Honey, something is seriously wrong by now. That is no time to celebrate and go home....I'd be calling the vet by now since you obviously didn't when he first flipped over in his stall. Yet, you didn't get him checked out. Seriously irresponsible. Seriously..
"He was getting better, but kept stepping in a hole right by the third barrel."
What do you mean "a hole"? If it's the type of hole I'm thinking about, I would have never run my horse after I discovered "a hole". Preventable injury can occur.
"This show was a disaster. Archie was rearing up and spooking."
Once again, your horse needs trained by a professional, and possibly sold to a more responsible owner before ever showing again. It seems he is not cut out for what you are asking him to do, anyway.
"I took him in poles, barrels, pony express, and Keyhole. I didn't place in anything. In Poles Archie was going good until he reared up on the turn and then I realized the poles were too close, so Archie goes way out and rears up. Then I hit him in the head with the whip and got him back on pattern, he knocked a pole and was pulling against my reins the whole time because I was making him lope through it."
You hit him on the head? Honey, if he keeps rearing and refuses to do the pattern, TAKE HIM OUT OF THE SHOWS. Hitting a horse in the head with a whip only causes more problems. He does not seem to enjoy showing, if you ask me. I would retire that poor creature to trail riding only, in a *gasp* SNAFFLE.
"In Barrels he got the first barrel good then went wide on the second barrel, then got the third barrel decently. For those of you who don't know what Pony Express is, its where you and a partner have a saddle bag and one person gallops around the arena and hands off the saddle bag then the other person runs the lap, fastest time wins. Me and my partner, Carson, have the two most hot headed horses at the barn. His was rearing up and refusing to go in the arena too."
If you're meaning the other horse, Velvet, was rearing and refusing to go in the arena, you and your "partner" really have issues with your horses.... Did Velvet flip over in his stall before the show, as well, while his also irresponsible owner drags him to a show? Does she whip Velvet in the head and make shows and traveling unpleasant for him?
"I went first because Archie usually has better breaks then Velvet. I waited until they gave the signal and I pounded my spurs into him, making him go."
You pounded your spurs into him?!! I know I'm an English rider, but if I EVER did that in English or Western shows, along with whipping my horse in the head, I would be either banned or disqualified. You definitely should have been. Spurs, especially ones with rowels, can cause major damage to a horse's sides. I know you were trying to make him go fast with the "Pony Express" thing, but literally....if you HAVE to pound your horse's sides, take the spurs off.
"We made it around and I asked him to slow down. That's when my heart nearly stopped, he wasn't gonna stop. I almost ran full force into Carson, but I threw the bag at him."
*Sigh* Once again, train and work with your horse on stopping if you're only going to slam harsher bits in their mouths as a resort to your problems.
"To make things worse, he didn't catch it. So I jump off real fast and hand it to him, staying on the ground. Velvet wouldn't gallop! So we didn't even come close to placing."
Haha. You deserved it, in my opinion. ^^
"I hand Archie off to my mom while I go to get a drink."
First off, when and IF my horse gets out of control in an arena, and has been running and working for awhile, I'll walk it myself to cool it down and make sure nothing's wrong. Ask someone else to grab you a drink so you can take care of your own horse.
"I come back and they were holding paper towels to his nose. It turns out he was running so hard he busted a blood vessel. I laughed and wiped his nose off in time for keyhole."
This piece of your pathetic article really gets my anger going.....you LAUGH and wipe your horse's nose off as if it's nothing? And then you run him again??!!! I am just speechless.... Can you tell me what in the world is so funny about that????!!!!
"This event nearly gave me a heart attack. My trainer was at the end of the arena watching to see if anyone went out, so I had to lead him in. He was running into me, getting smacked every time."
You were smacking him....right? Ugh.....also you may want to work on your ground work with an actual trainer.
"Then I told them to close the gate before I got on. I got on and he started running in place until I got the signal to go. I asked him to go and he does, but again he doesn't stop."
If you horse is running in place, that should have told you from the beginning that you're bound to have another out-of-control classes.
"I finnaly get him to stop in the keyhole, but he rears up and spins, getting out of the circle. My trainer tells me to walk him in the arena again, but he continues to rear, so I made him walk home. I went home that day with no ribbons from Archie or Dallas(who didn't act up, but just wasn't fast enough)."
Once again, if your horse is constantly rearing/trying to flip over, he either doesn't like the classes he's forced to run in, or he needs looked at by a vet.....which should have been done a LONG time ago.
An irresponsible "rider"/"owner" like you doesn't deserve any ribbons. I really feel for your poor horses, and all horses that are abused and ill-ridden under people like you.
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Nov 16, 2010
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RemRu
So..... wow. I don't want to restate the thousands of errors made clear by the others, but i can give you some honest advice. My horse, Jill, is just like this. She does all this kind of stuff, and she even had that nose bleed you mentioned. But, we rested her for a month, and now she is fine. You could have seriously injured Archie by making him do that keyhole.
Also, Jill acts up just like this. But I've accepted she isnt a show horse, you should too. It sounds like Archie is NOT meant to be a show horse, maybe you should just use Dallas.
Please take my advice, my horse is the exact same, and she is just a fun horse to have, once we fixed her problems. There is more to a horse then showing, if you gain their trust, you have a best friend(:
If you really love horses, you should try to make your horse life more fun and not as challenging. PLEASE take our advice and try to fix your horse, his behavior is NOT normal.
So..... wow. I don't want to restate the thousands of errors made clear by the others, but i can give you some honest advice. My horse, Jill, is just like this. She does all this kind of stuff, and she even had that nose bleed you mentioned. But, we rested her for a month, and now she is fine. You could have seriously injured Archie by making him do that keyhole.
Also, Jill acts up just like this. But I've accepted she isnt a show horse, you should too. It sounds like Archie is NOT meant to be a show horse, maybe you should just use Dallas.
Please take my advice, my horse is the exact same, and she is just a fun horse to have, once we fixed her problems. There is more to a horse then showing, if you gain their trust, you have a best friend(:
If you really love horses, you should try to make your horse life more fun and not as challenging. PLEASE take our advice and try to fix your horse, his behavior is NOT normal.
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Jan 16, 2011
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