Devonshire dumpling
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21 month old Cob. He is loose in a field with other youngsters, we really want to get a headcollar on him start some ground work, but finding it impossible!
Week 1) he is very interested in us and we have lots of strokes (whole body) can can get a cob size headcollar on him but discover we can't do it up! lead him around barn no problems whatsoever
week 2) Buy him a full size headcollar and he doesn't like it whatsoever and won't allow it up over his nose and gets a bit jumpy
week 3) Is now a job to stroke him! Still interested in us and treats, but touch his neck and he jumps back, but will follow up if we do the submissive back turning, after 20 mins loses interest in us and grazes.
Other babies are interested in us, just not really him, feel like we are going back! Week 1 we could even pick his front feet up!
We can't enclose him in the barn , it's just a shelter without gates, we feel we have a bond with him now, he knows he is our horse when we go to the field he will always walk from the other side of the field to come to us, just will not let us near with the headcollar, he knows what it is!
Help please!
Week 1) he is very interested in us and we have lots of strokes (whole body) can can get a cob size headcollar on him but discover we can't do it up! lead him around barn no problems whatsoever
week 2) Buy him a full size headcollar and he doesn't like it whatsoever and won't allow it up over his nose and gets a bit jumpy
week 3) Is now a job to stroke him! Still interested in us and treats, but touch his neck and he jumps back, but will follow up if we do the submissive back turning, after 20 mins loses interest in us and grazes.
Other babies are interested in us, just not really him, feel like we are going back! Week 1 we could even pick his front feet up!
We can't enclose him in the barn , it's just a shelter without gates, we feel we have a bond with him now, he knows he is our horse when we go to the field he will always walk from the other side of the field to come to us, just will not let us near with the headcollar, he knows what it is!
Help please!