tammyisback
Well-Known Member
Ok, Xmas lights went up at the house next door to our yard last week. I have to walk past front of house (on road) to get to my field. My two year old has decided he is petrified of them. Every day I have been leading him in bridle and backwards and forwards doing everything I can think of to get him used to them. Still he will only go past 15 metres away (middle of road). Even with the persuasion of a schooling whip aswell I cannot convince him.
Yesterday it all took a turn for the worse as stupid idiot driver comes pelting down the road and I can not get my horse to move to side of road! I get dragged about 100 metres before horse finally gets loose. I swear at driver, they stop, and eventually between me and driver I get him into field.
So, yesterday evening I went to see said owner of said Xmas lights, (who has horses herself) and asked if there was any chance they could be turned off between 6 and 7 whilst I am turning out/bringing in as its dangerous, she says no, on the grounds that she doesn't like the horses walking on the road to get to the field anyway. I should teach him to like them, and that she is entitled to have Xmas lights up??????
I am totally flabbergasted, have tried to teach him, but think it might be one of those irrational fears they all have, have nowhere else to turn him out. Think it may be to do with fact her and YO are having disagreements at the moment about some planning permission thats pending, but how can I sort this for me and my horse??
Yesterday it all took a turn for the worse as stupid idiot driver comes pelting down the road and I can not get my horse to move to side of road! I get dragged about 100 metres before horse finally gets loose. I swear at driver, they stop, and eventually between me and driver I get him into field.
So, yesterday evening I went to see said owner of said Xmas lights, (who has horses herself) and asked if there was any chance they could be turned off between 6 and 7 whilst I am turning out/bringing in as its dangerous, she says no, on the grounds that she doesn't like the horses walking on the road to get to the field anyway. I should teach him to like them, and that she is entitled to have Xmas lights up??????
I am totally flabbergasted, have tried to teach him, but think it might be one of those irrational fears they all have, have nowhere else to turn him out. Think it may be to do with fact her and YO are having disagreements at the moment about some planning permission thats pending, but how can I sort this for me and my horse??