pixiebee
Well-Known Member
My 5 yr old project pony is very very nervous. he is stupidly headshy and panicks when something touches him without making a noise first. I have had him 2 months and he is improving with me significantly to the point I can pick up all 4 feet and managed to touch his ears yesterday (after a minor battle!!) I am in the process of breaking him in which he has taken well to and we are thinking of moving on to trot- HOWEVER someone mentioned to me that maybe he is nervous because he cant see properly? I thaught about it and started getting paranoid, here is a list of things that he does:
Flinches/jumps at sudden movement/touch
startles if you try to put the headcoller over his nose without stroking his face first
likes to walk behind you, refuses to walk next to you generally
better on his near side than off side
unsure through door/gaps/walks very slowly
jumps if someone approaches him without talking to him
has a little bluey p[atch in his offside eye
have tried putting my finger near his eye to see if he blinks and i can get right to his whiskers before he blinks
yet he canters round the field seemingly ok and sees his food bucket etc- could he have a sight problem? wondering if i should have the vet out though unlikely my insurance will cover as eye problems are a mine field.
Flinches/jumps at sudden movement/touch
startles if you try to put the headcoller over his nose without stroking his face first
likes to walk behind you, refuses to walk next to you generally
better on his near side than off side
unsure through door/gaps/walks very slowly
jumps if someone approaches him without talking to him
has a little bluey p[atch in his offside eye
have tried putting my finger near his eye to see if he blinks and i can get right to his whiskers before he blinks
yet he canters round the field seemingly ok and sees his food bucket etc- could he have a sight problem? wondering if i should have the vet out though unlikely my insurance will cover as eye problems are a mine field.
