ChrisJackson52
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Dog attacks
I have been reading about the number of dog attacks to horses and was looking for further advice myself on this.
I have had 3 incidences of dogs worrying my horse when out riding over the past year but all were quickly controlled. However, yesterday when out riding, we were attacked by an uncontrollable German Shepherd as we were on the Bridleway.
Morris,although nervous ,is very sensible and stood still giving the owner chance to catch the dog.After a few minutes of putting up with the dog trying to bite Morris's face I told the owner I was going to ride off and hopefully shake off the
dog .
I had no choice but to do this and fortunately we were on a remote lane where little traffic can reach .After a mile of rather hectic riding due to the dog following and continually jumping up against Morris we reached a point where the dog ran our of steam. The owner ,who had followed in his car ,grabbed the dog and drove off.Morris was sweating heavily and we had a long walk home to recover.
Having taken several months to gain his confidence when I first got him 2 years ago I felt really anxious for him and worried about this being repeated.
Is there anything I could carry (e.g. a spray) to deter this kind of attack?)
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Chris and Morris
I have been reading about the number of dog attacks to horses and was looking for further advice myself on this.
I have had 3 incidences of dogs worrying my horse when out riding over the past year but all were quickly controlled. However, yesterday when out riding, we were attacked by an uncontrollable German Shepherd as we were on the Bridleway.
Morris,although nervous ,is very sensible and stood still giving the owner chance to catch the dog.After a few minutes of putting up with the dog trying to bite Morris's face I told the owner I was going to ride off and hopefully shake off the
dog .
I had no choice but to do this and fortunately we were on a remote lane where little traffic can reach .After a mile of rather hectic riding due to the dog following and continually jumping up against Morris we reached a point where the dog ran our of steam. The owner ,who had followed in his car ,grabbed the dog and drove off.Morris was sweating heavily and we had a long walk home to recover.
Having taken several months to gain his confidence when I first got him 2 years ago I felt really anxious for him and worried about this being repeated.
Is there anything I could carry (e.g. a spray) to deter this kind of attack?)
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Chris and Morris