5th Leg Problems

[littlemiss1]

Im after some tips/advice on keeping my 4yo mini stallions bits to himself. He behaves himself at home and I would say 70% at shows but our last 3 outings have been placed down due to him waving his junk around during the class. Now this isn't the whole class, its mainly while walking round as a group or in the line up if others get too close.

I have tried
lunging
backing him up
trotting him on
Vicks in the nose
Instant Magic syringe

He will happily trot or canter around with it waving around from side to side. Pushing him back works sometimes but it's hard when you're in a line up to keep pushing him back without upsetting others.

As mentioned he doesn't do it at home I work him the school with my others on the yard and he's happy to keep his bits to himself.

Any tips would be welcomes

 

[Auslander]

The winner of the Heavy Horse class at Royal Windsor had his out waving around for the whole class, and still came away with the top spot, so I'd be inclined to ask the judge why yours was placed down! If it's ok in the Queens back garden, surely it should be ok everywhere else!

 

[ponynutz]

Oh god by title alone I thought a certain someone was back for round 2...

 

[littlemiss1]

The winner of the Heavy Horse class at Royal Windsor had his out waving around for the whole class, and still came away with the top spot, so I'd be inclined to ask the judge why yours was placed down! If it's ok in the Queens back garden, surely it should be ok everywhere else!

Yes I have also thought this. I think from speaking to the judges on our last 3 outings they have said it is distracting and shows he is not thinking of the job he's being asked to do. He isn't misbehaving while waving his junk around but they still put him down.

 

[littlemiss1]

Oh god by title alone I thought a certain someone was back for round 2...

sorry have I missed something

 

[[153312]]

Why are you getting marked down for it?

 

[Hallo2012]

some do, some don't.

i have 2 welsh stallions, one NEVER gets it out under saddle or whilst attached to a human on the ground unless covering, the other went up the gallops with 5 legs and will drop as soon as he is stood still near other horses.

you have tried most of what you can try IMO- global herbs rig calm would be the only other one that might work but if it doesn't its probably just him.

i am amazed the judges are putting him down unless he is rearing and screaming which it doesn't sound like he is, so you will probably either need to accept you might lose placings or geld him(which obviously isn't an option if he is a breeding stallion!)

 

[Fransurrey]

Yes I have also thought this. I think from speaking to the judges on our last 3 outings they have said it is distracting and shows he is not thinking of the job he's being asked to do. He isn't misbehaving while waving his junk around but they still put him down.

If he's trotting and cantering like every other horse, then this is a crap excuse from the judge(s). If the judge is distracted by an animal's willy, should they be judging?

 

[[153312]]

But a male horse having their bits out can mean they are relaxed too

 

[stangs]

Depending on the context, dropping can be a sign of relaxation, over-arousal, or frustration. In this scenario, it definitely sounds like one of the later two, in which case your best bet to deal with the behaviour would be to do more work with him in potentially arousing or frustrating situations, with the aim of desensitising him to them.

 

[LittleBlackMule]

I’d be tempted to try and train him to ‘put it away’ on command, by using perhaps a spray bottle of water whenever he gets it out inappropriately.

 

[Nasicus]

I’d be tempted to try and train him to ‘put it away’ on command, by using perhaps a spray bottle of water whenever he gets it out inappropriately.

The mental image of that is making me laugh more than it should! "No! Bad horse" *pscht*"

 

[ponynutz]

sorry have I missed something

Yes, sorry, nothing to do with you or your post. Didn't mean to offend x.

 

[Hallo2012]

I’d be tempted to try and train him to ‘put it away’ on command, by using perhaps a spray bottle of water whenever he gets it out inappropriately.

that is absolutely one way to ruin a stallion. He is an animal, inappropriate doesn't really exist, you cant punish him for it if he isn't being impolite/pushy etc. my one that gets it out does so out of lack of confidence, doing this would 100% ruin the trust he has in me currently.

generally moving them around is enough to re-focus them, but if he hasn't really lost focus in the first place that also wont work.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

A boy hanging himself out for the world to see in the show ring is unsightly, unnecessary, can make the pony not move properly (I mean who would want to run around with their willy whopping about!?) And can also suggest the pony has been doped. I suspect the judges are being polite in saying it is distracting. He is probably moving either a bit wide or a bit short behind when he has it out flapping.

At the moment it is high time for mares to be in season and considering how many mares go to shows the place stinks. You might not be able to detect it but unless you are putting a whole tub of vicks in each nostril your pony will be scenting it.