Horses! Honestly…

[JGC]

May also be worth trying folliculinum too for a few days. I am very dubious about homeopathic remedies, but it did seem to help mine (although that may well be in my mind).

Hope you're next outing is without incident in any case!

 

[Velcrobum]

I had a similar issue with my long departed boy the monster turned out to be a thistle that had flowered overnight. When approached from the opposite direction it was not scary at all but he was having none of it when represented in the original direction. Snapped the monsterous flower head off and all was well. Monster removed so safe to pass!!

 

[BBP]

BBP is like this on a regular basis so I can offer many assurances there, other than to say that once the heart starts pounding through the saddle and the legs start wobbling, pushing on forcefully leads only to worse and worse things (last time I tried this he reared, spam and fell on the road, and the cause of his terror was two children standing by the road about 600m away…think he had been watching too many Japanese horror movies!).

My baby hoss had his own stupid moment today, finally decided he was feeling a bit better and so went for a flat out gallop up the field. Could see him look at the fence, think about the fence, think about stopping, apply the brakes…by which point it was far too late and he crashed into it at a decent speed.? a few cuts for his troubles. Fingers crossed that’s a lesson learned. It was a move worthy of BBP.

 

[Ratface]

I had a similar issue with my long departed boy the monster turned out to be a thistle that had flowered overnight. When approached from the opposite direction it was not scary at all but he was having none of it when represented in the original direction. Snapped the monsterous flower head off and all was well. Monster removed so safe to pass!!

That's so funny! Your dear departed horse has given me a much-needed laugh out loud! It was sorely needed, as well.

 

[Caol Ila]

BBP is like this on a regular basis so I can offer many assurances there, other than to say that once the heart starts pounding through the saddle and the legs start wobbling, pushing on forcefully leads only to worse and worse things (last time I tried this he reared, spam and fell on the road, and the cause of his terror was two children standing by the road about 600m away…think he had been watching too many Japanese horror movies!).

My baby hoss had his own stupid moment today, finally decided he was feeling a bit better and so went for a flat out gallop up the field. Could see him look at the fence, think about the fence, think about stopping, apply the brakes…by which point it was far too late and he crashed into it at a decent speed.? a few cuts for his troubles. Fingers crossed that’s a lesson learned. It was a move worthy of BBP.

Highland has his doubts about human children. So do I, so I totally get it. Yesterday, we were out on a hack with two other horses and we encountered a large family on the trail. This older chap said his grandkid LOVED horses and would be sooooo happy if he could talk to the horsies. I was at the back of the group, because Foinavon has short, stubby legs and most things walk faster. The kid who LOVED horses was still in a stroller, but they talked to horse #1 and his owner. Then they talked to friendly horse #2 and his owner. Foinavon was giving these people the evil eye. He's really not confident about people he doesn't know. In the meantime, an older kid, maybe six or seven, had approached and was standing about two meters behind my horse. The people walked up to me, and I said, "He's really unpredictable and new to all this." Thankfully, they stayed back. If they'd approached and he jumped or spun, the other kid was in the line of fire.

 

[Flame_]

Don't worry, when my arab was 5 he was pretty hard work. He had to go to bootcamp for someone more skillful than me to persuade him that going out riding and going past stuff was potentially safe.
Even if it's ridiculous, you have to believe she's terrified and just minimise the damage until she believes she doesn't need to be. When my horse was younger and would lose his marbles over God-knows-what, I just had to get off and lead until he was earthbound again. He's awesome now he's grown up!