So we've had pony a year. She was a bit much for my daughter to begin with but they are slowly getting there. She can be a bit nappy, say she hacked then wants to go in the arena she's a pain to walk in but if she goes in there first she's absolutely fine.
When we first got her, we took her out a few times jumping and she was fine, would walk from the warm up to arena fine but one day suddenly decided she wasn't going to. We had the whole trying to turn around, hoping on the spot, doing tiny rears. Ive tried leading her in but pony won't have any of it. Daughter got off, walked her in by hand, got on and she was fine.
We seem to have this everywhere we go now.
Ive checked her teeth, had physio, saddle and bridle checked and nothing seems to have changed.
My only thought was that shes either had a bad experience and relates it back to that, I'm wondering that because she was a bit strong that dd had jabbed her in mouth or something or that's she completely testing DD out.
Dd has pushed her into the arena but its very chaotic and I think it makes her a little nervous. She literally has to canter out of one gate into another and then when she gets in there pony is completely wired and it's not a great start.
What she been doing is taking her into the middle of the warmup, getting off and walking her into the arena and getting on in there. That way she doesn't have the opportunity to get her own way iynwim.
Does anybody have any experience with how to deal with this and also, are you allowed at other competitions to get on the arena??.
She hasn't been to any competitions oberer the summer, they've had lots of lessons together over the summer and a few clinics where she's been fine. It's just a pain when thinking about getting out x