Feed bucket = kickin pony: Rick Gore Horsemanship

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QUESTION: I recently purchased a pony (actually a mini -38"). I looked at several before deciding, BUT no one rid them for me. This one is 'broke to ride & drive'. I have only had her a few days, and she seems to be very sweet. The first time I went to give her her bucket of pellets, she pushed at me for it. I pulled the bucket back (I was trying to hang it on the rail) and asked her to backup to let me get to the rail. She started to turn and I saw the signs and backed up. Sure enough, she threw a back foot at me. I didn't react, I just went to the rail & hung her bucket. My question is, is there something I should DO if she tries kicking again, OR is there something special that I can work on with her to stop this action. She gets very antsy for the 'bucket'. She is for my grandkids so it is important to me to make her as safe as possible. She has a pony friend here and though corraled next to each other, they seem to be enjoying each other (both mares). I am sincere in my quest for an answer and anything you can tell me to help me help her would be greatly appreciated. I will be reading your website and want to learn what I can. (I had a horse about 30 yrs ago, but she had been a working cattle ranch horse and had no vices). Thanks for your time.

ANSWER: lol, are you kidding me? You obviously have not read my site or watched my videos on Youtube or you would not ask this question.

Congratulations you are an official horse trainer, you trained this horse that you are lower, that you not a good leader that you don't know what you are doing and the horse learned it all perfectly.

The did exactly what any horse would do and did what 90 percent of people do, that is people that go out and buy "cute" ponies.  And they people wonder why ponies get the reputation of being mean.  It is simple, that are taught to be that way by people that don't understand horses.

If you read my website and watch all my videos, you learn what you did wrong and will learn many other things.

http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/

http://www.youtube.com/user/horseawareness


You will also learn why you would never ask me this question.  :)

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QUESTION: First off - I can't believe that I actually put "rid" in my question. I would have expected some remarks about that.
Secondly - I expected a reasonable answer, not some smart ass judgement. I take honest criticism without any problem, but that is not what I received. I didn't buy "a cute pony". I bought it because it was use to adults, children & dogs. In my question, I stated that I intended on reading the website, so no snide remark that I hadn't seen it, was needed. If you want people to respect your advice, you need to respect their needs. I KNOW that I didn't know how to handle the situation, THAT is why I asked the question. I thought I might learn something, but the only thing I learned is that you would rather insult people, and with a smart ass attitude to beat. I know I have alot to learn & it will probably be an ongoing thing, as with the dogs I have been rehabbing. Guess I will look somewhere else when I need help. THANKS for your non-answer.

Answer
Well Missy, I don't care if you or anyone else respects my opinion, that is the problem with people like you that take on a horse and don't know crap about horses, like YOU.

Then they get into situations and get yourself or others hurt and the horse gets blamed and the horse gets taught bad lessons and then some dumbass, just like you, will be running around begging for others in a panic to fix their problems, Help me, I don't know what to do and listening to any yahoo that will talk to them and when they screw up the horse bad enough they will be wanted to put the horse to sleep, kill the poor horse, since they have made it dangerous and unable to be handled.  The fact that you don't know shit about me and you are asking me for help and then get offended when you don't know what to expect, had you done any research on me, my answers, or my site you know what you were going to get. Go pay someone to babysit you and make you "feel" good, there are lots of people that will take your money.

So save you offended attitude for someone who cares. I put an extensive web site on the net for free, I have made over 200 videos available for free, without asking anything in return.  If you are to damn lazy to take advantage of that and want me or someone else to hold your poor little helpless hand, you came to the wrong guy.

You people that think you are doing me a favor by asking me questions because you got yourself in over your head just get under my skin like an Arkansas tick. You do not do me favors by asking me questions, you do not do your horse a favor by feeding him or giving him water, this is not about you or me, it is about the horse, so not being a selfish poor victim that it suddenly is my fault that I am mean to YOU since I did not give you a feel good answer.

Grow up, you bought the horse before you knew what you were doing, so in your ignorant rush, now you want you poor decision to somehow be an emergency on my part.

Stop looking for others to blame for you poor decision. Get off your ass and read, research, study, understand horses, spend time with the horse and find your own damn answers and stop looking for the easy way before you get your fooled head kick off.

Good Day