Do your job

This is where it starts to get fun and the depths of stupidity is mind numbing and just, well, 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

At feeding time one night, the trainer approaches me to ask me about the mare. "Miss Izzy, what is the deal with this horse??? I had her in long lines the one day and she went full blown NFR on me. I was afraid to get on her." 

Yeah let that last line sink in for a bit. The trainer is afraid to get on the horse the owner has no problems riding. 🚩

She then proceeds to untie the mare and jump around in front of her, expecting her to spook. Which apparently  the mare learned to do now too. She jumps and lands in a pose with her feet apart, arms wide and in the air.... well Duh! The horse is going to jump. You go from normal size to BIG! What kind of stupidity is that??? 👀😲 

How many times in the wild do we see horses, let alone herd leaders do that shit? Zero. Nadia. Zip. None. All of the Above...  🚩 She is not a herd leader.  When you do stupid shit and don't give the horse a reason to trust you? They're Not going to trust you. 

So I'm messing with the horse and rubbing her neck and shoulders. Explain again that I had No problem with the mare and start to show new trainer (poser) some of the amount of stiffness and tightness in the mare.  I also do some of the stretches with the horse to release the tension and anxiety she's feeling because of the other trainer. 

When I get back in the car to leave I tell a friend of mine about all of this. The trainer is afraid to get on the horse and the horse is jumpy around her, but as I was doing all of the stretches and relaxation work on the mare - I was wearing Flip Flops! 

I also explained to my friend and then to the owner that the "trainer" should be able to figure this all out on her own. I didn't have anybody else to go ask. She's a trainer - figure it out 🤷‍♀️ This is all part of the evaluation part at the beginning. 

Daily Facts

Yep! That about sums it up! 

Trainer things

One of the few issues I discovered with the horse? She was super tight thru her neck and shoulders. When asking her to bend and give to the left she wasn't too bad. Bending and giving to the right? Not so much. 

Out in the pasture one day I was checking her to see just how sore and tight she was. Right side not too bad, which explains why giving to the left was okay. Left side- she reached around to bite me. That explains the resistance giving to the right.  Alrighty then!

Because she's stiff and sore, let's do some stretches and relaxation techniques to soften her up. No big deal, help the horse out. I always try to rule out pain first, fear next and then if the behavior doesn't change? Then Maybe the horse is misbehaving thru learned behavior that has worked in the past. Gotta go with what ya know! 

Still the mare never bucked. Not on the lunge line, not in long lines and not under saddle. Apparently with the other "trainer" she bucks in all three scenarios. Which makes me ask - What the hell is this "trainer" doing???

Backstory

The horse in the previous post is a younger mare. Probably around 6-9 from the vet.... supposedly 10 from the seller and still a solid, quiet little mare. She's definitely broke to ride and can be a little stubborn at times but doesn't do anything dumb. 

The owner is and intermediate level rider. They prefer a quiet horse that isn't going to push their buttons, but also isn't dead sided and ignores them. 

We have both ridden the horse in the arena and out on the trails. Never a single buck was offered ...

Texting the owner I had to remind her that bits do not cause the bucking. The bucking is a symptom of something else. 

When she said the trainer told her she didn't think the horse was very well broke I about laughed my ass off. Told her the horse was pretty damn broke for however old she actually is and again reminded her We never had these problems..... But she still went with this trainer and good for her.

When You Know.....

 IYKYK - If You Know, You Know

WYKYK- When You Know, You Know

When you know your shit and everyone comes to you for answers.... Lol 

There's another couple "trainers" at the barm where I board. In quotes because, well, yeah..... 

Now I'm Not trying to be cocky or anything, but Dayum the stupidity is a bit mindnuming and can be unconscionable at times. 

I was working with a horse at the barn and his owner. Got busy with life and other things.... She went with this other so called trainer. I get it. No big deal really, but this is where things get Fun! Lmao 

So the owner sends me a text one day. Her horse is now Bucking. "Trainer" doesn't think he likes the bit and "He isn't very broke". What! The! FUCK!?!?!? 

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