Baileysno1
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Seperation Training began in ernest last Monday, as a recap, I moved yards and my young horse became obsessed with his older 'brother' he was very naughty while being prepared for dressage and flipped his lid and trappled on me to get to his friend. Soooooooo Bailey (older normal horse) has been going to the field on his own in the morning and while I've mucked him out Ryu has been left in with a handful of haylege, last Monday when we started he flipped again and I had to wrap the leadrope round his nose to control him when I got him out, we then do 5 mins in hand work in the school before going to the field to be with Bails. We persevered the whinnying lessened, the door banging lessened through the week, he now lets me put the halter on him without fussing and throwing his head around, but today was the breakthrough, took Bailey - and not a peep, no whinnying at all and not one door bang - returned mucked out for 20 mins no noise no banging, put his halter on he stood beautifully and willingly backed up before he came out his stable then didn't put a foot wrong when we did a couple of laps of the arena. So alls good, the new yard is great and appart from his faddy attatchment Ryu is noteably more calm and seems happier in himself, Bailey is doing well too especially on all the grass they've got. The next test is this weekend when I will attempt to hack him off the yard alone
it'll be fine