niagaraduval
Well-Known Member
Hi,
My boy has never been spooky (I mean ever.. never known him to properly spook at anything in the 6yrs I've had him), but he has been spooking at EVERYTHING for a couple of months now.
At first I thought it was just an off day maybe, but now it's beyond a joke. He will spook at anything and everything, it's got to the point where he does massive jumps sideways, I was trotting along and all of a sudden out of no where he jumped sideways, Luckily I didn't fall off but this did un balance me, and when cantering he constantly looks 'around' things, like a flower in the hedge for example, so I keep my leg on and urge him forward more which seems to help.
I am just lost at what this could be because he has never been spooky and I loved having a horse that didn't give a hoot about things like this, and it's part of what made me buy him as he was reliable.
Absolutely nothing at all has changed, he's had the same feed for 2 years, same routine, same field friend since I've had him, riding him the same amount as I have been since I have owned him, Same bit, same tack, I can say that in the 6 years I have had him there is nothing that has been changed recently. Wormed, vaccinated etc. all up to date. In other respects he's still the same horse (very calm).
I thought maybe it might be coming from me, but I am very confident on him and know him like the back of my hand. I can see no reason for this sudden spooking.
He is more spooky now as an 10y/o than when I got him as a 4y/o !
My boy has never been spooky (I mean ever.. never known him to properly spook at anything in the 6yrs I've had him), but he has been spooking at EVERYTHING for a couple of months now.
At first I thought it was just an off day maybe, but now it's beyond a joke. He will spook at anything and everything, it's got to the point where he does massive jumps sideways, I was trotting along and all of a sudden out of no where he jumped sideways, Luckily I didn't fall off but this did un balance me, and when cantering he constantly looks 'around' things, like a flower in the hedge for example, so I keep my leg on and urge him forward more which seems to help.
I am just lost at what this could be because he has never been spooky and I loved having a horse that didn't give a hoot about things like this, and it's part of what made me buy him as he was reliable.
Absolutely nothing at all has changed, he's had the same feed for 2 years, same routine, same field friend since I've had him, riding him the same amount as I have been since I have owned him, Same bit, same tack, I can say that in the 6 years I have had him there is nothing that has been changed recently. Wormed, vaccinated etc. all up to date. In other respects he's still the same horse (very calm).
I thought maybe it might be coming from me, but I am very confident on him and know him like the back of my hand. I can see no reason for this sudden spooking.
He is more spooky now as an 10y/o than when I got him as a 4y/o !