Cany you help?...............

I bought a Welsh Section D 14year old pony a month ago.

We bought him from gloucester and the girl we bought him from owned him for 2years.

When we went and tried him out we rode him in a school. He is a forward going ride but that's not a problem. We went back a secoudn time to try him and we went out on a small hack around country lanes where there were no junction's etc.

After trying him out twice we decided to buy him.

When he arrived at our paddock we gave him a few days to see let him settle.

He is kept with my two other ponies and they all get on fairly well.

After a couple of days we rode him in our field and he was his forward going but safe usual self.

A day or so after we took him out for a hack. The roads by our paddock are abit busyier than what they are where the girl we bought him from took us on when we tired him out.

Everytime we take him to a junction he refuses to stand still, He we trot or canter to the side and throw him self around. When he does it i can feel his body tensing almost like he's nervous. I have tried tapping him with a whip but that make's him even worse. I have also tried using my voice with him, Nothing seems to work and as he is 14 years old i dont think it's a habbit that's going to go with time. The girl we bought him from obviously new he didn't like junction that's why she took us through country lanes. But obviously you dont think about it at the time. I found he's previous owner before the girl we bought him from on facebook to see if he has had a bad experience on a junction or something and she hasn't said anything. I really dont know what I can do. He is a lovely pony and perfect in every other way but I cant ahve a pony that i have got to panick if he's going to run through a junction with me everytime. I cant sell him to someone else because he's too dangerous. The only other option would be to send him to an auction but i dont want to do that. Can someone please help because i really dont know what to do now. x_lilmizzsxc_x@hotmail.com

Sending you a pm now....

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Hi
I didn't hear back from you after I sent you the second email. How are things going? Please consider what I said, I do know of a wonderful trainer who uses Natural Horsemanship methods. I am sure he could help you. Please let me know what's going on, as I am concerned..

Thank you
Cathy

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Hi Hon - how is it going. You havent said your age but it does sound as if you have got a real problem with this pony. In the first instance I would suggest to try to talk to the person you bought the pony from to see if they will take the pony back- please please reconsider taking him to a sale. He is not young and what lies ahead of him via this route is not likely to be nice. I dont know your age but I certainly wouldnt want my daughter on anything I considered dangerous. Do you have anyone you know you can turn to for advice? He may just be testing you. I have a Section D and I have had him for 12 years. When I bought him everyone thought I was made he bolted across a main road with me, backed up into a ditch and we both fell in just to name a few of his tricks. I would now put any child on his back and he is totally bomb proof. He had a bad start in life and had passed through a number of homes by the time I got him at 5 years old. I am not in any way suggesting you persevre especially if he has frightened you because whether he is doing it through naughtiness or fear if you are now nervous it wont help.

Take care X

I hope you have sorted this out, was wondering if you have tried walking around the roads in hand (bridle) and making him stand at different points in the road quietly and rewarding him when he does. My welsh D mare was naughty at standing st junctions but it was because she was impatient!! I took her out everyday and made her stand still not just at junctions of course when the roads are quiet.

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