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"When I got on she would not listen to me; she would pay more attention to the bit"
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Dear Keith...
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Hi
I dont know to much about horses but i have broke one other horse and she road real well did evry thing i asked of her i got lucky she was the first horse i had road so we tought each other. but now i am trying to brake her filly, i have done all the ground work on her that i know , and when i got on she would not listen to me she would pay more atention to the bit , so i put a bit in her mouth for a few hours for two days she stoped playing with the bit . but now she still just stands there i dont see why ? i kick her a littel and try to move her but she is stubrun and some times rars up on me . i am forcefull but dont and wont take that to far like some .like i said i dont know much just what my mare has tought me boy that was fun .i was trying to learn and teach at the same time but we did real well together. now she came up lame and i cant ride her no more please help me and my young mare. we need all we can get .she is a 6 year old buckskin
Thanks for your time . Thomas S |
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