Fusaichi Pegasus

[Grits]

This is so puzzling to me. It really is. That one can work each day with horses that are lazy as sin, ones that are smart as can be, ones that are dumber than a bucket o dirt, and ones that too, are crazy.

Its worrisome as sin I know, yet its fascinating to read about.

Can you tell more about what shows when a horse "refuses to train." His actions, etc, (or lack thereof). And possibly the crazy ones. Or you could discuss each, that would be even better.

This should probably be another thread, but either way, quite interesting stuff.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I have had three. One colt turned gelding and 2 fillies. The colt had some talent but his prior trainer basically gave up on him and said to send him to me, that maybe I could do something with him. He got hurt 3 times due to be ing crazy, finally ran and finished a good second then refused to train and ran bad before being sent back to farm. The fillies were both mean as hell and neither could run a little. Now I realize that this is a small sample but I have heard similar from other trainers.

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by Grits

This is so puzzling to me. It really is. That one can work each day with horses that are lazy as sin, ones that are smart as can be, ones that are dumber than a bucket o dirt, and ones that too, are crazy.

Just think if this applied to humans!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by KY_Sasquash

Just think if this applied to humans!

funny, i have some employees who fit those descriptions!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Grits

This is so puzzling to me. It really is. That one can work each day with horses that are lazy as sin, ones that are smart as can be, ones that are dumber than a bucket o dirt, and ones that too, are crazy.

Its worrisome as sin I know, yet its fascinating to read about.

Can you tell more about what shows when a horse "refuses to train." His actions, etc, (or lack thereof). And possibly the crazy ones. Or you could discuss each, that would be even better.

This should probably be another thread, but either way, quite interesting stuff.

He would rear, prop, freeze or bolt pretty much without warning. This was well after he had been gelded. Somtimes getting after them can do the trick but sometimes it makes them worse. Some horses are labeled crazy when they are just studdish or mean. Crazy to me is when one gives very little indication of what or when a horse is going to do something out of the norm. Sometimes horses that act mean are just sore and as such horses by stallions with questionable soundness are more apt to be mean/sour/sore.