Baymule
Herd Master
We're here any time for you! No matter how much we love someone, they can make us crazy sometimes. And just think what we do to them! LOL!!
And DH is upset...says I change my mind too much. Says I am laying it on him... when does he have time to ride?? (Very true and but good reason to not keep the horse...) idk maybe I can talk him into finding someone to lease Duke for the summer..... he just wants to borrow the POA for trail riding.... (I think he needs to be here so John can learn on him) and since our pastures are newly planted I do not have hay enough right now for 3. I also do not want Duke to sit idle (like hang at my Mom's ).... guess I shouldn't of gotten Ritchie. Duke did behave better last fall without company. But I do think issues would come around the more we ask of him. Mom is ok with finding Duke a home. As she says, she doesn't want to ride him....Sounds like you are on the right track. Duke may be a nice horse, but he sounds too high strung for kids. We recently bought a kid gentle horse rescued from a kill pen.
my plan is keep working Richie... he needs some desensitization. But I while work him, the kids could be riding the POA.... I really want John to ride, not just sit on a horse. He needs time in the saddle at home before I am going to through him on the trails. On any horse, kid broke or not. He has mostly riden in a buddyseat or leadline. Maybe 2 rides by his self.Well personally, if I had the opportunity to borrow a horse when I wanted to go trail riding and not have to take care of it every day (and pay to feed it, etc), I would be all over that! Doesn't sound like the second horse would be ridden all that often, so why have a second horse? That's just me. I would keep Richie and the minis and borrow a horse on the occasions you go with DH. When your kids get older maybe look for a second kid-friendly horse, which it doesn't sound like Duke is going to be anytime soon.