What should i do about my horses outdoor- spooks?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Saddlebreds-r-my-life
  • Start date Start date
S

Saddlebreds-r-my-life

Guest
My horse absolutely dreads going outside to ride in an outdoor ring. he does fine halfway of the arena, but when he gets near the other half near the road, he turns around and takes off in the other direction. I haev been riding fro a long time, but i havent been able to cure him of this. what should i do to help him stop spooking whenever he goes outside?
he really just dosent go to the other side. you cant make him, for any reason. (note, he is 17hh, and i am 5 foot) i havent ridden in there overly much, i would just like to be able to ride him there, when the owner is working the show horses inside.
 
Start by hand walking him in there every day. Take it slow, let him hang out, look around, and sniff anything that he thinks is scary. After he is comfortable with that, put him on a lunge on that end of this ring.

You should also consider that he is using his "fear" of that part of the arena as a way to avoid work (especially if it only scares him while you are on him)
 
Real horses are not carousel horses! They need miles of interesting trails and experiences to season them so they don't over react to things that normally occur outdoors.
 
Back
Top