Turtlebay69
Well-Known Member
Hi, I am looking for help first of all not an ear bashing of how bad mannered my horse sounds below! So please only comment if you can help me.
My horse is becoming a real pain, and has become extremely bargey. I have someone who helps me bring in my horse whilst I am at work, and he is just being a pain. He has been like this for around 8 months now. He is 20 years old.
He will be led into the stable, and then as anybody goes to shut the stable door, he barges it open and runs off. Now, this horse does not stop until he is out of that door. He has squashed both myself and my friend numerous times. I have tried threatening with a crop at the door as I shut it. I have tried EVERYTHING to stop him. I have shut the door behind me, and waited in his stable until he settles and starts eating, but he eats (and I have placed his food as far away as possible from the door) and then as soon as he hears the lock undo on the door he swings around and runs. Why is he doing this. It is ruining the bond I have with my friend and the routine we have, and is just really getting me down as I cannot trust him to not hurt anyone.
I need to buy a barrier for the door so that can be done up straight away before I leave the stable, then go under it so he cannot get out. I am worried he will break any wood or break the rubber chains you get. What do I do, is there anything anyone can recommend that I can use and where from? I repeat the above that he has never done this before, only the past 8 months after he happened to escape once through a small girl undoing his door. He then completely changed into the vile devil pony barging his way around the yard!! :-(
Please someone suggest something or help me as I am so down about this right now, I am even contemplating leaving one of my jobs just so I can be the one to get him in and sort him so I know he isn't messing anyone around!!
Thankyou
My horse is becoming a real pain, and has become extremely bargey. I have someone who helps me bring in my horse whilst I am at work, and he is just being a pain. He has been like this for around 8 months now. He is 20 years old.
He will be led into the stable, and then as anybody goes to shut the stable door, he barges it open and runs off. Now, this horse does not stop until he is out of that door. He has squashed both myself and my friend numerous times. I have tried threatening with a crop at the door as I shut it. I have tried EVERYTHING to stop him. I have shut the door behind me, and waited in his stable until he settles and starts eating, but he eats (and I have placed his food as far away as possible from the door) and then as soon as he hears the lock undo on the door he swings around and runs. Why is he doing this. It is ruining the bond I have with my friend and the routine we have, and is just really getting me down as I cannot trust him to not hurt anyone.
I need to buy a barrier for the door so that can be done up straight away before I leave the stable, then go under it so he cannot get out. I am worried he will break any wood or break the rubber chains you get. What do I do, is there anything anyone can recommend that I can use and where from? I repeat the above that he has never done this before, only the past 8 months after he happened to escape once through a small girl undoing his door. He then completely changed into the vile devil pony barging his way around the yard!! :-(
Please someone suggest something or help me as I am so down about this right now, I am even contemplating leaving one of my jobs just so I can be the one to get him in and sort him so I know he isn't messing anyone around!!
Thankyou
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