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"He is not focused and spooks at everything"
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Dear Keith...
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Hi Keith, hope you can help. We met at a clinic in Santa Clarita. I have a 14 yr old arab who is always a handful. He has some days that I love him to death, and he does great, and other days I sware he is the nuttiest horse I ever saw!! His latest thing is best I can tell, is he is getting barn sour. We go riding and he just keeps turning around or just stopping. When I do get him to go, it is with reluctancy and he is not focused and spooks at everything. (Of course on the way home he spooks at nothing and is fine). He has never been barn sour before, how do I get us back to the fun old days of a nice trail ride? Thanks Keith. Mary |
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Attention - horse
Training a Stubborn Horse: When I'm in the saddle, its a different story. Its like he can't hear me |
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Spook in Place and Shying
Training a Nervous Horse: She is very calm under saddle but is very scared and nervous about everything on the ground |
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Barn Sour
Barn Sour Horse: He throws a fit when taken anywhere without his stablemate |
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