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Thanks - Am going to give it a go with a lungeline tomorrow as I need to bring her in at lunchtime for the farrier so fingers crossed!

Thanks - I am definitley going to try a longer rope so I can see if I can let her go for a couple of strides and then hopefully pull her head back towards me. Fingers Crossed!

interesting! I will have a look for one thanks

I tried a chiffney but as she doesn't jog or give any sign that she is going to go she still just ran through it. Only tried it once as she got away in it and then was standing on the rope which was attached to the chiffney - I thought she was going to break her jaw!

She is not food orientated at all - she likes the herbal treats and always has them whilst she waits for her headcollar to come off or when she is caught but if she wants to go it wouldn't matter if I had arms full of her favourite treats... Chestnut mares!

Hi I have owened my 16.2 IDxTB mare for 8 years. She is lovely to ride (if a little highly strung) and we do well at competitions. The problem is that she can be really difficult to lead. She can be very well behaved for weeks and will get to the field, turn aroud in the gateway and patiently...