How is your horse/s in traffic?

[depurple1]

Mine's not too bad, the only thing he really dislikes is if something big or loud comes up close to his bum. I tend to just park him in a driveway for a few seconds if something like that is coming.

I think part of the problem is that our hacking is mostly off road, so he doesn't get all that much practice. I try to make a point of hacking him along or next to roads when I can so he doesn't forget entirely what cars are.

He's fine with farm machinery, as there are often tractors next to his field. Also I tried taking him over a motorway bridge the other day as that was my previous horse's big phobia for ages, but he didn't bat an eyelid at that.

 

[Piaffe63]

i have a new backed 4 year old he is a star on the roads with everything!!!!!

I have a 5yr old (who I've had since he was 4) and he's brilliant too! Had a bit of a panic the first time he saw a combine harvester, but I told him how clever he was for NOT galloping off, and has never had a problem with them since! He has a thing about trees though...