can a horse be too de-sensitised to things?

[Vikki89]

My 2 1/2 year old is really not scared of much, which is good, but i do often wonder if he is to de-sensitised to stuff as he will just walk into things without a care in the world.
He broke one of my wheelbarrows by putting his foot in it and tipping it over (didn't scare himself) and this am he naughtly barged out of his stable and walked into my wheelbarrow knocking it and the contence on the floor. He just doesn't seem to care.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

In short ....Yes .


My youngster can be like that .

But I think it can just be the nature of them .

 

[eggs]

I have noticed with my youngsters that they are not scared of anything until they get to 3 years old and then they start getting wary. The other day I dragged a branch into their field and the three year olds both galloped round giving it a wide bearth whilst the two year old went straight up to it.

When one of the three year olds was a foal she stuck her foot between the wheelbarow tyre and the frame but fortunately I was able to rescue her before there was an accident.

I sometimes think youngsters spend their day thinking of ways to kill themselves...

 

[rocketdog69]

I have an Andalusian that is totally desensitised to everything on planet earth. He is awesome. He picked up a massive dustbin the other day, shook it and dropped it on the floor whilst I was sat on him chatting to someone. He climbs on things, goes up and down stairs, into offices, stands up in wheelbarrows, climbs on huge square bales of hay, empties feed bags stuffed with rubbish, quite happily goes on any road, round roundabouts, doesnt mind airbrakes going off up his bum, will walk on any plastic sheet as if it isnt there. He is Mr NON Spooky.

Definately Mr Perfect. Quite funny really as I've been riding for nearly 40 years and dont necessarily need Mr Safe.

 

[Walrus]

I help to ride a 3 year old TB who is quite chilled (touch wood) - although she can be a little spooky in new situations she is a total donkey at home - we've had the hunt unbox and set off from the yard hounds and all, numerous tractors, forklifts etc. and last night goodness knows how she managed it but she somehow twisted the tap on her automatic drinker resulting in loads of water shooting horizontally back into her stable flooding the front of her box - I found her stood like normal with her head over the door. As I'm sweeping water and shavings out of the front of her box she was just stood sniffing my feet saying "oh, water, now how did that get there?!" The picture of innocence. She's definitely the type who would stick her head in a wheelbarrow and will normally tip buckets of water over if you turn your back!

 

[saddlesore]

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He is Mr NON Spooky.

Definately Mr Perfect. Quite funny really as I've been riding for nearly 40 years and dont necessarily need Mr Safe.

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I do I do!!! Is Mr safe for sale? Does he have a brother?

 

[Araminta]

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I have an Andalusian that is totally desensitised to everything on planet earth. He is awesome. He picked up a massive dustbin the other day, shook it and dropped it on the floor whilst I was sat on him chatting to someone. He climbs on things, goes up and down stairs, into offices, stands up in wheelbarrows, climbs on huge square bales of hay, empties feed bags stuffed with rubbish, quite happily goes on any road, round roundabouts, doesnt mind airbrakes going off up his bum, will walk on any plastic sheet as if it isnt there. He is Mr NON Spooky.

Definately Mr Perfect. Quite funny really as I've been riding for nearly 40 years and dont necessarily need Mr Safe.

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Ha ha, mine is just the same - until you are hacking out and a leaf waves at him!