training a youngh horse i need help pleeeeeease!!!

[hoovesfirst]

hey every one its been a while do you guys remember ki-ki the youngh tennesse walker well im still strugling i just don't know what to do we are seriously considering selling her she is constintly changeing my mind one day she seems calm and ready to learn and the next she will runn of or almost run me over she is a strang horse people have told me tennese walkers tend to settle down when their older but i don't know has any one ever worked or for that matter trained a horse like that if so can you pleeeeeeeease give atvise i need to deside soon i cant aford a trainer and noone will by her if i wait till winter!!!!!! :confused: :( :eek:

[mandyicequeen14]

id get a trainer, she seems like a handful!

[StarGirl]

She needs a trainer, and if you can't afford one, you should sell her, keeping her and not handling her could ruin her...just my opinion... :cool:

[RODEOBABE4]

yeahh, you need a trainer. i agree with stargirl.

i have a tennessee walker but she is 20 and completly calmm.

[ForeverEquine]

I've never handled a walker that wasn't trained before but I have trained unruly horses.

If you have use of a round pen, take her in it to work her. Any time she makes an attempt of overruling your authority, chase her off and free lunge her. She'll take it as a sign that you're the dominate horse. It may take several times for this new pecking order to be established and do it daily! Work her everyday. Don't be afraid to put her in line because if you let her get away with that behavior she'll think she can do it all the time. Being firm doesn't mean that you're being mean. Just treat her like another horse would. My mustang mare I had years ago was a handful and it took about a month straight of round pen work to establish the structure but it was so worth it! She and I bonded so close during our round pen sessions. I hope this helps some and good luck!

[hoovesfirst]

thanks guys :o

[Walk_On_Cowgirl]

i train walkers so maybe i can help a little. Most walkers have a big motor and like to "get up and go". give him plenty of things to do...and make sure he has manors. Don't let him get by with anything and make him work work work....normally if they're worked, like any breed, daily then they settle down. is the horse broke or are you saddle breaking him? how old is he? They generally settle down around 2-3....but they still like to go. you just need to learn to teach them to us that energy for good and productive things....if you're new to training then i would personally recomend getting a trainer who will work with you and him together. let me know if you need any help focusing his energy....and fill us all in with what you're doin with him now....maybe we can help ya a little more. Basically walkers are no different than any other horse as far as breaking them goes. just be patient and take control.

[lcunningham]

I also don't have a whole lot of experience with Walkers, but I'm currently working with a 4yo paint mare that has a history of bolting with her owners. She was greenbroke and had only ever walked undersaddle with a rider. I have not seen this in my dealings with her, but her owners can't believe the change they've seen in her after two weeks of consistent work.
Absolutely you need a roundpen to assert yourself as the dominant partner in your relationship. Then proceed to the undersaddle work, young horses are busy-bodies and if they are bored, they'll invent things to do to get attention, that's what I think this mare was doing. She's now walk-trot-cantering in roundpen and undersaddle, with no problems.
Try and work your horse in such a way that things are always left on a good note, and if that means she only walks three steps forward without mowing you over, leave it at that. The more positive experiences she has, the more she will calm down and understand what it is you want from her.

[Haley]

Longe
Longe
Longe

(With and without a rider)

[hoovesfirst]

thanks for all the advise! she is 2 and a half now she is extreamly calm alreadey and is not afraid of anything she is one of the smartest horses i have ever seen the problem is she figures you out before you even start .
i am developeing a training schedule based on some of your sugestions i think she is the kind o horse you can,t make do anything i think she needs to be convinced she likes me and make her think she is makeing these desisions with me. fead back is very welcome! ;)

[Walk_On_Cowgirl]

my suggestion for you is to make her work work work!!! Give her things to learn, for horses who are smart and figure you out quickly need a lot of things to do. Switch up their activities, such as feeding...if she's fed first, feed her last....going in and out same goes for that. Teach her some manors as well as being patient. Once they learn these things your other training will go much smoother. Another activity I would do with her is tacking her up and actually tying the reins back so that she's collected, this will teach her to work as well. If you haven't started saddling her yet then that should be done later on in your training. I'm not sure where you're at as far as training goes, but lots and lots of ground work and driving really helps them too!!!