Thoughts, please, for Vela's horse, Gent (update by Vela post 33)

[chocolatepuppy]

Just checking in to see if there's any news on Gent. I hope he's continuing to improve.

[Karen]

Yes, we all hope he's better every day, and that he recovers fully, even if that means he's back to being a brat!

[Vela]

Well I think Gent is feeling better today, I saddled him up and was going to just ride him at a walk in the indoor arena and do some limbering exercises to stretch out his shoulder and neck area, but he had other ideas

We walked, and he was good so I asked for a slow jog to loosen him up and instead we went bucking down the length of the arena and I lost both of my stirrups! Apparently he was feeling quite well and very energetic LOL. I got him reined in and we continued our walking and bending....I guess after two weeks off I should have lunged him a bit first He's a high energy high maintenance horse and needs constant riding or else he's naughty=x The brat is back, so I think he will be just fine.

[lvpets2002]

Yea Hurray Gent is Better & Well.. Now Gent try not to be such a daughty boy.. Behave now.. Great Great News..

[JuniorxMyxLove]

i just now saw this i'm glad he's feeling better! i can't stand it when horses get hurt.

[zippy-kat]

Alright, Gent! *High hooves* on feelin' better! Not so *high hooves* on bucking your mommy! lol


Hey Vela, aren't/weren't you doing parelli with these guys? Just curious if he's LBI, LBE, RBI, or RBE.

I'm having trouble figuring out what Summer is... 'course I haven't actually seen any explanation on how to figure it out yet, either. I started the levels program three-ish days ago. (Bought the first program the DAY BEFORE they switched everything over to patterns! LL)

LOVED the first "lesson" (she stayed with me 26 of the 30min), love the friendly game, but forgot to buy a carrot stick so, until it comes in, we're YoYo-ing.

Sorry for getting this off topic - was just curious.

[Vela]

Oh you are fine. I actually ended up stopping the Parelli because some of it were things I was not, hmm how to say it, some of it was too fluffy? hehe There are some great basic tools in there but honestly those tools are in every decent trainer's "book of to do things". I ended up reading through it and looking through the things I felt would be of benefit and using those tools without actually following the program. You have to be careful not to be "too soft" with them as if you really think about it, the lead mare in a herd doesnt nicely ask a horse to back up, she nails them with teeth and hooves, so I found a happy medium and now all it takes is a poke in the nose with one finger gently to keep them in their proper space, etc.

Gent was VERY pushy, almost dangerous pushy, and he really didn't benefit from it so much. I think some of the Parelli ideas are really cool and can help people, but some of it is just good marketing and a lot of fluff. I ended up selling my parelli on ebay =x Good common sense is really all you need when dealing with horses in my honest opinion.

Oh by the way Gent is very much an extrovert. As far as left or right brained....depends on if he has a brain that day, and how he behaves, or doesn't!

[Vermontcat]

It's nice to hear a good update on Gent, it sounds like he's feeling a lot better if he's trying to buck you off!
He sounds like a Morgan that I know and have ridden, gotta love that Morgan energy, drive and spirit!
Give him a hug and kiss from me.

[zippy-kat]

Oh by the way Gent is very much an extrovert. As far as left or right brained....depends on if he has a brain that day, and how he behaves, or doesn't!

LOVE IT!

I very much agree that some of it is fluff. Stand on the horse's back and crack a whip. WHY? Canter into a horse trailer. WHY? I don't care how "parellied" my horse is, that's a risk to her safety, one misplaced foot and that's all she wrote.

Yep, there's some things we won't be doing.

Summer's very quiet and confident, eager to learn (even more eager if there's food involved!), fine on her own or with the herd, fine as a lead horse or as a follower, but she gets bored very easily with arena/round pen work. Guess that makes her extrovert but heck if I know if that's a left or a right.

Cookies for today's-not-so-gentle-Gentleman!

[chocolatepuppy]

It's great to hear Gent is doing so good!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Sorry I'm just seeing this, Vela. I am so glad to hear that your handsome boy is better. Get Well Gent!! I'll keep Gent and you in my thoughts and prayers.

[cassiesmom]

I think he will be just fine.

Yay, Gent! Good news! Please ask your mom to say hello to Gensana and your dog-siblings, too.

[Taz_Zoee]

I'm a little late on the good news, but I'm so happy to hear Gent is feeling better and back to his old self.

Woo Hoo!!

[ramanth]

Glad to hear his spunk is back!

[Vela]

Well Gent has completely recovered from his incident. We went for a nice ride on Saturday up a canyon and he saved me from falling off a cliff as another horse in our group tried to kill us all by having a spaz attack on the side of the cliff and shoving Gent and myself towards the edge of a 200 foot drop. He's my hero. He did what I asked of him and reared up over the side of the hill we were up against and managed to do a 180 degree turn on his hind legs to face the other direction and get away from the other horse that tried to shove us off. We decided to leave that location and go find a safer place to ride, which turned out to be really nice. We won't be trying that "trail" ever again.



He says thanks for all the prayers guys.