I need some help in my Belgian gelding Duke's retraining.
When I bought him, he rode great at the stable where I got him, but when I brought him home and I tried to ride him, it took everything I had to get him to go where I, not he, wanted to go. In the end, the rides made me miserable. Recently, I've tried taking him for short bareback rides around the barnyard, but now he won't move at all.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can fix this? I don't want to have to hit him excessively with a riding crop and have him associate riding with pain. I'd really appreciate any help anyone can give me.
I posted this question a few months ago, but for some reason, it was removed from the blog board without my knowledge. I thought I'd bring it back for another run.
If you could own any famous horse, real or fictional, who would it be and why?
For me, it's a tie between two horses: Argo, the palomino mare from "Xena: Warrior Princess", and Trigger, Roy Rogers' horse(I may be in my early 20s, but yes, I do know who Roy Rogers and Trigger are). Both horses are intelligent, beautiful palominos who, in my opinion, are just as famous as their riders.
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