fornema
Well-Known Member
I have a mostly lovely 6yr old , she has done a lot of clinics/ non-home based training and is usually spooky but settles down when she is focusing. Now this horse has a fantastic jump and happily goes XC schooling over some big rider scarer fences, BUT she spooks at everything outside the showjumping ring (at this point the focus is simply to get her round as it causes an issue), to the point I struggle to keep her doing the job. When I mean everything, it includes people, jump bits, gates, dressage letters, you get the idea, if those items were in the middle of the school they would not be an issue.
The horse itself is a strapping 17.3, with myself being 5'5" I am not in the position to stop her spooking and at present just want to reduce it. She is not like this when out at clinics or in a warm up arena, although she will give the gate a death stare guaranteed, so the question, does anyone else have a horse like this who is very backwards in their thinking and any ideas are very welcomed regarding only spooking at items outside the direct showjumping area.
The horse itself is a strapping 17.3, with myself being 5'5" I am not in the position to stop her spooking and at present just want to reduce it. She is not like this when out at clinics or in a warm up arena, although she will give the gate a death stare guaranteed, so the question, does anyone else have a horse like this who is very backwards in their thinking and any ideas are very welcomed regarding only spooking at items outside the direct showjumping area.