I need help with my spooky green broke Arabian/Wild Mustang gelding.?

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WOW! What a combo! An Arab/Stang? Oh dear... you've got yourself a handful... Lol! Anyway, I think I can help :)

Not only is he young so he is bound to be stubborn, clumsy, and jumpy. But he is also Arabian/Mustang and they are known for being the two most temperamental/hot horse breeds. AND horses are flight animals, and there is really nothing you can do about that. In time, Red will settle down. But for now you need to either come up with a solution so you aren't scared of him anymore, or you need to find a more experienced, less afraid rider to train him. Horses can sense fear, they're not stupid, Red knows that you are afraid and that makes him even more uneasy and afraid. He doesn't know that you are afraid of HIM, he probably thinks you are afraid of something else that is more likely going to jump out of the bushes and chase him. It is just how horses are (especially young horses, and especially mustangs and arabs).

What I suggest is building trust with him on the ground. Lunge him, do Join Up with him often, graze him, walk him, bathe him, just bond with him. Establish a trust between the two of you. After you feel like he really trusts you and you completely trust him only than can you get back on him. (Keep in mind it may take a lot of time for the two of you to gain each others trust). Lunge him before you get on (this way he won't have as much energy so he won't be as jumpy). Than get on his back and give it a go (but remember you must trust him and not be afraid). If everything goes smoothly then yay! You have yourself a more calm horse... but if you are still afraid of him or if he is still afraid and jumpy then you should probably have someone else ride Red.

Good luck :)
 
WOW! What a combo! An Arab/Stang? Oh dear... you've got yourself a handful... Lol! Anyway, I think I can help :)

Not only is he young so he is bound to be stubborn, clumsy, and jumpy. But he is also Arabian/Mustang and they are known for being the two most temperamental/hot horse breeds. AND horses are flight animals, and there is really nothing you can do about that. In time, Red will settle down. But for now you need to either come up with a solution so you aren't scared of him anymore, or you need to find a more experienced, less afraid rider to train him. Horses can sense fear, they're not stupid, Red knows that you are afraid and that makes him even more uneasy and afraid. He doesn't know that you are afraid of HIM, he probably thinks you are afraid of something else that is more likely going to jump out of the bushes and chase him. It is just how horses are (especially young horses, and especially mustangs and arabs).

What I suggest is building trust with him on the ground. Lunge him, do Join Up with him often, graze him, walk him, bathe him, just bond with him. Establish a trust between the two of you. After you feel like he really trusts you and you completely trust him only than can you get back on him. (Keep in mind it may take a lot of time for the two of you to gain each others trust). Lunge him before you get on (this way he won't have as much energy so he won't be as jumpy). Than get on his back and give it a go (but remember you must trust him and not be afraid). If everything goes smoothly then yay! You have yourself a more calm horse... but if you are still afraid of him or if he is still afraid and jumpy then you should probably have someone else ride Red.

Good luck :)
 
Both the Arbian and the Mustang in your horse Red are known for being flighty and it's not something to can "train" out of a breed. I used to ride an arabian and as he got older he did settle down. Yours is young and like an excitable little kid.
I used to work mine on a lunge for half and hour before i rode him or loose schooled him it works out all that excess energy and made him much quieter to ride.
Dismounting, i guess you need he wont standstill? if this is the case tighten your outside rein so the rein opposite to the side you dismount if that is tight he wont walk forwards.
If you are a nervous rider then don't ride Red. Your only making him worse and possibly yourself too to many novice or nervous riders will ride novice horses and it can ruin them.
If you need to build a bond with him try "join up" it works wonders and you can find out how to do it easily enough.
Good luck
xxx
 
I am currently riding a half arabian, half wild mustang gelding. He is almost 3, and went for a 30 day training from mid-December to mid-January with his brother who is half QH, half wild mustang. The brother is very hot, and my uncle is the only one we let on him until he calms down. We ride them every weekend, but my horse, Red, seems to be getting more and more easily spooked. He was great the first weekend we had him back, and then the next week he progressed to stubborn. I don't mind having the battle of wills with him, but now he is just too jumpy. If he trips over nothing he'll jump and/or attempt to take off, I shifted in the saddle and he took off, and when I was trying to dismount once, he spun around and bucked until he threw me off. This has caused me to be nervous and apprehensive when I get on him, and now I will only ride him in the round pen because I'm worried about what he will do out in the field. We have had him since he was born, so I know he hasn't had an abusive past. I'm still learning and building my confidence in the saddle too, but the good thing about riding him for the last three months is that I am really comfortable on an experienced horse, since they are less likely to run. I just need to know how to get him to be comforable with me dismounting, without someone having to hold him for me. I figure that with more time he will spook less when he trips, and I know that my nervousness is just adding to his. He will be a great horse in a couple of more years, it's the right now that I am worried about. I don't want to take another fall. Another thing I am thinking about is that maybe we just don't connect. I don't trust him, and I don't think he trusts me. He won't let me come up to him in the field unless I have feed. I know it would be a lot easier to just go and get another horse since all we do is trail ride, but I don't want all of his training to go to waste. His sister (also half Arab, half WM) is a year older than him, and I would love to have her trained, but she is the alpha mare of them and I am worried she will come back more than I can handle. Any and all advice of what to do is welcome. Sorry about the long post.
Poppy: He doesn't just walk forward when I dismount, he jumps and tries to take off. What do you mean by "join up"?
 
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