This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Terry- I read your post on the Fjord Digest about your Patrick and it hit my heart like a ton of bricks. I too have a 4 year old gelding and his barn name is Patrick. His registered name is Reidar. Well, I too have had some challenges with him and at times I'm a bit nervous when my daughter or I ride him. We recently have begun to lunge him hard before we ride him. Last month he bucked my daughter off 2x and he had never done that before. I think we've been working him too hard getting ready for Woodstock. I'm going to take him back to basic ground work again this winter and driving, mixed with some light riding. I too had secretly thought about selling him; you're the first I've admitted this to. I stopped working with our trainer after Woodstock, because her training style focused on working him like an older well established horse, instead of the young 4 year old he was. My good friends at our barn have finally helped me to see that my instincts are good and I'm hoping to work with my daughter and Patrick in a slow and easy manner.
Well, I just felt like sharing this with you and I'm sending it to the list. I've decided to keep Patrick and go slow. Luckily I have the support of other fine horse people around me! Do you get that heavy feeling in the chest sometimes when you work with him? I know I do! I pray for the day to feel easy and free around him! Good Luck! I know this wasn't an easy decision for you! Pat McCurdy Cato, NY
