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titan
hi I'm Jessica, My horse Titan is an Arab paint cross. He is extremely smart. He is great when i put a saddle on him but is a little shy about mounting. He also gets really exited when I ride. He will be calm and cool and listening one moment then get really exited then next. He will start to prance and try to trot or go faster than the current gate. I try to do all sorts of thing to stimulate his mind while i am mounted to keep his attention. However this does not seem to be working. I just wanted to see if you had any good exercises i could do with him under saddle to keep his focus. He is new to the whole riding thing but i do try to ride him as often as i can. I also do tons of ground work with him before i mount. Any tips would be greatly appreciated
AnswerSome of this could be caused by the feed he is getting, too much protein, or could just be sensitive to molasses, and I have seen horses become like this on crushed oats too.
He could be getting more hyped up by the ground work, if you are lunging him a lot. With hotbloods that can happen at times.
When mounting do make sure you are not jabbing him with your toe, and that the saddle fits too. And you aren't just slamming weight into it, but letting yourself down gently.
He is a beauty, I have a Paint colored similar.
How old is he too? It could be he is just pretty childlike, and excited about everything.
The more he is worked and exposed to things that will help.
Make sure you are making him stand still, for 20 seconds at least after you go up, and periodically make him stand quietly while you are out riding.
You can also work him on the rail, and then move him so that he is circling to the inside in a big loop and returning to your place on the rail. Or make serpentine's, where you curve out and back in to the rail.
Set up buckets or cones for him to weave in and out through.
Work with him under saddle on moving on the forehand, and moving off of the hindquarters.
The more you expose him too also, will help, and the more he is ridden, the better he will be, especially if he is pretty well worn out.
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