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Hey every one, i just wanted to say thankyou so much for your support and ideas. I'm so happy to say that i still have Ben and we are going amazingly. Shortly after my last post i started having severe panics attacks while riding Ben and had to stop riding for a few months. In that time i...

His feed has been increased latly, which may have something to do with it. Unfortunately although he is my horse i can not stop others from sneaking him lucerne or extra hay... as he seems to have everyone on the property wrapped around his little finger. I'll have a talk to my mum about it...

I think i just need to give it one more go, i guess. If the circles and training dont work then its obviously me. I just might not be a good enough rider for ride him or i might set him off. His health is good, hes very fit. He does get 'cold back' due to his age but he gets a 15 min warm up and...

Thanks for the great advice, im in exams at the moment so i havent ridden him in 3 weeks. My mum rode him this afternoon and he tried similar stuff so she kicked him forward and did lots of circles. To which he ran backwards into an electric fence. Apparently though he calmed down after 10-15...

True, however i have always been told to laugh it off. I get what your saying,its confusing, every trainer has a different approach.

We always finish a ride on a good note, with a long rein so he can stretch his back. i also alternate, from indoor arena, cross country paddock, outdoor arena and the property tracks as he loves to jump. I am not a rider who will force her horse around in circles for hours until the horse...

Does she get worked up in the float on the way to a new place? e.g pawing, neighing, rocking the float, becoming sweaty and foamy? or is it purely once off the float?

He is family, so selling him isn't an option, i think ill investigate trainers/behaviourists. And hopefully they will pick up something i am doing wrong, i have been pushing him latly. Working really hard on getting close to the limit of his temperament boundaries and maintaining control...

I will definitely consider having an instructor walk around the track and observe the behaviour. He has come up sore in the hamstrings 2 twice this year already (due to paddock hooning), and pulled his shoulder as well. The thing is though that if he was sore he would carry on when im working...

Thats the problem, when he is not throwing these rareish tantrums he is incredibly well behaved and a real joy to ride. I have worked with trainers on his ground manners and talked to a few instructors, who have all given me great advice that does help with minor things. I just am worried about...

I am seeking advice on how to prevent, handle, train my geldings "tantrums", i call them these because he literally becomes inconsolable during them. I am 19 have been riding for over 12 years, i have had Ben ( 18yrold, 16.2hh, warmblood/TB) for nearly 4 years now. He is a quirky boy who does...