ImmyS
Well-Known Member
So I have a slightly ridiculous problem with Arlo at the minute. All is going really well, hacking out alone and in company, building fitness and all is pretty perfect... however we have a frustrating silly problem and I was just wondering if I could be doing anything else to deal with it.
Since bringing Arlo back into work he seems to have gained a suspicion of parked cars and other parked vehicles. He didn’t have this when I was hacking out last year before his break and he hasn’t had any bad experiences with parked cars. This is completely irrational and I feel this is the Welsh side of his brain overriding and basically making him be a twit, that little welsh devil sitting on his shoulder telling him he HAS to be scared of something.
It’s ridiculous because literally any vehicle, bus car, motorbike, lorry, livestock trailer, you name it can drive passed from any direction and he doesn’t bat an eyelid!
Now when walking passed parked cars he doesn’t do anything bad he just gives a very suspicious ear and eye towards the car and he wants to give a very wide berth. Some cars are apparently scarier than others and then he scares himself when he kicks a stone and hits the car or something. It really is comical.
Currently I’m just giving a good gap but not too much. Plotting a straight line and looking ahead to stick to that line, I just ask him to stay straight with my outside leg and try I ignore any suspicious behaviour. It’s not a massive problem and he generally listens but he isn’t getting any better and I would like to nip it in the bud as one it’s a pain and two it’s totally irrational as otherwise he’s not a spooky horse at all.
Any suggestions for the numpty welcome!
Said numpty on his hack this morning
Since bringing Arlo back into work he seems to have gained a suspicion of parked cars and other parked vehicles. He didn’t have this when I was hacking out last year before his break and he hasn’t had any bad experiences with parked cars. This is completely irrational and I feel this is the Welsh side of his brain overriding and basically making him be a twit, that little welsh devil sitting on his shoulder telling him he HAS to be scared of something.
It’s ridiculous because literally any vehicle, bus car, motorbike, lorry, livestock trailer, you name it can drive passed from any direction and he doesn’t bat an eyelid!
Now when walking passed parked cars he doesn’t do anything bad he just gives a very suspicious ear and eye towards the car and he wants to give a very wide berth. Some cars are apparently scarier than others and then he scares himself when he kicks a stone and hits the car or something. It really is comical.
Currently I’m just giving a good gap but not too much. Plotting a straight line and looking ahead to stick to that line, I just ask him to stay straight with my outside leg and try I ignore any suspicious behaviour. It’s not a massive problem and he generally listens but he isn’t getting any better and I would like to nip it in the bud as one it’s a pain and two it’s totally irrational as otherwise he’s not a spooky horse at all.
Any suggestions for the numpty welcome!
Said numpty on his hack this morning
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