Eaglestone
Well-Known Member
I have kind of taken on, a now rising 9 Irish Cob pony, who was gelded a year ago and have been taking him out and about, in hand, to see the big wild world, since October last year. He has been lightly backed, but my task is to acclimatise him to everything.
He lived in the same home for nearly 8 years and never left the yard, so is very unitiated to the world.
Things went really well, until we met a Cows . The mere sniff of a Cow is enough to set him prancing and he is a very strong, but well mannered lad.
My questions are:-
a) any suggests/advice/hints/ideas/your experience of the best way of getting him used to Cows, without borrowing one and putting him in with it?
b) am I on a lost cause?
c) what may be a better bit to use to ensure he does not get away from us? He is currently in a Full Cheek Jointed Snaffle with a Newmarket Couple attached, together with a lunge line.
Many thanks and looking forward to peoples 'personal' trials and tribulations and support here.
Many thanks.
He lived in the same home for nearly 8 years and never left the yard, so is very unitiated to the world.
Things went really well, until we met a Cows . The mere sniff of a Cow is enough to set him prancing and he is a very strong, but well mannered lad.
My questions are:-
a) any suggests/advice/hints/ideas/your experience of the best way of getting him used to Cows, without borrowing one and putting him in with it?
b) am I on a lost cause?
c) what may be a better bit to use to ensure he does not get away from us? He is currently in a Full Cheek Jointed Snaffle with a Newmarket Couple attached, together with a lunge line.
Many thanks and looking forward to peoples 'personal' trials and tribulations and support here.
Many thanks.