acp pills, hunting

[hunthunt]

hi,
last season, i brought a new pony to hunting - he loved it, a wee to much... he took to the hounds everything (he was absolutly fine autumnhunting). but at the opening meet, he was EXTREMELY exited - as you would be if you were galloping with 60 odd other horses. i couldnt pull him up, and we had to come home. that was t for the season with him. now with the season fast aproching, and autumn hunting starting early this year i would like to know the affects of giving him acp pills - to calm his nerves. would it be good for him? he will be fit and ready for the season, and i feel if he was calmer the first few times he hunted he would be calmer afterwards.
does this sound silly? or a good aproach?

 

[vicijp]

It sounds absolutely daft tbh.
A better job would be to start off half fit, so by the time he has hunted himself fit he would have settled right down.

 

[RachelB]

From the (very very little) I know about hunting, I'd say a horse would have to have his wits about him. ACP would dampen his reaction times, and if you gave him too much it could be dangerous. There's a reason these types of drugs aren't allowed in competitions! I agree with vicijp, start half fit - and shove some herbal calmer down his throat.

 

[wonkey_donkey]

I would think it could be very dangerous and should not be done IMO.

 

[Solstar]

dont be so stoopid.

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

My thoughts exactly - what a dangerous and stupid idea! Shove some herbal calmer down it or deal with it - but don't do something so dangerous as shoving acp down it or you're gonna end up with an accident on your hands!

 

[custard]

As above really, dangerous. Try something herbal and a bloody strong neck strap.

 

[tabithakat64]

I agree using acp would be dangerous, try a calmer, use a neck strap or breastplate so you have something to hold on to in any hairy moments and take him hunting as much as possible so he gets used to it.

 

[bellaM]

I've seen and nearly been killed by a horse having an allergic reaction to acp....not pretty and very dangerous!

 

[icemaiden113]

Has he had acp before? We used to use it on a very very excitable horse for his first few outings! And the huntsmans new horse last season! What a difference! So much better, and when it wore off later int he day he was too tired to care! If he doesn;t have any adverses reactions to it then have a go! But beware when it wears off he could return to normal self!!
Happy hunting