Napping/planting help!!!

[Dia]

A great example of ‘there’s usually a valid reason’, well done for investigating and listening to him.

 

[Chocoholic]

I’m actually laughing at my stupidness here, I had to google Long Tom. Google tells me it’s a type of shot gun, this would absolutely get him going forward ?

I also googled long Tom ??? I think it may give him a heart attack ???

 

[cauda equina]

I thought Long Tom was a shape of flower pot!

 

[Morgan123]

I have a similiar issue with my horse, and saw a great explanation from a psychologist who is also an equine behaviourist. She said it's likely to be trigger stacking - horse has only just got confident with hacking alone anyway - this is a big deal for some (incl mine!) and hence takes up a lot of their emotional room (uses a lot of their "spoons" in dog behavour lanaguge, have you come across that? You have to imagine they have a certain number of spoons a day - no idea why spoons - and more stressful behaviours take up more of them, so you have to make other allowances). Anyway. So hacking uses a lot of their mental energy/spooons already. When there is another issue such as slight pain (as in my horse) then that just tips them over the edge hence "no way, I cannot do this". I am not explaining it as well as she did - sorry. But anyway basically schooling and hacking in company are less stressful so they don't mind so much. Made sense in my situation anyway! I often walk the first km now and do lots of clicker games which also loosen him up, but build confidence and increase motivation. My horse has KS so makes sense to warm his back up anyway, then once he loosens up he feels better and we can crack on. I do get a lot of weird looks from people, but it works for us.....

 

[Morgan123]

I have a similiar issue with my horse, and saw a great explanation from a psychologist who is also an equine behaviourist. She said it's likely to be trigger stacking - horse has only just got confident with hacking alone anyway - this is a big deal for some (incl mine!) and hence takes up a lot of their emotional room (uses a lot of their "spoons" in dog behavour lanaguge, have you come across that? You have to imagine they have a certain number of spoons a day - no idea why spoons - and more stressful behaviours take up more of them, so you have to make other allowances). Anyway. So hacking uses a lot of their mental energy/spooons already. When there is another issue such as slight pain (as in my horse) then that just tips them over the edge hence "no way, I cannot do this". I am not explaining it as well as she did - sorry. But anyway basically schooling and hacking in company are less stressful so they don't mind so much. Made sense in my situation anyway! I often walk the first km now and do lots of clicker games which also loosen him up, but build confidence and increase motivation. My horse has KS so makes sense to warm his back up anyway, then once he loosens up he feels better and we can crack on. I do get a lot of weird looks from people, but it works for us.....

Ah sorry just seen your post about the abscess! Hopefully it's just that. Well done for listening to him <3

 

[poiuytrewq]

I also googled long Tom ??? I think it may give him a heart attack ???

Totally, bet he’d never nap again if he survived the experience.
I’m going to say a long Tom is another name for a lunge whip?