Jinx94
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This week seemed like things might have been starting to improve, but today it came to a bit of a head.
He ended up being caught over the gate when he was being nosy about a horse being hand grazed. I took him into the round pen just to do a bit of catching and releasing. Big mistake, then couldn't get hold of him.
Made him work for at least an hour, even when he was pretty much on his knees I still couldn't get near him. So he got left for a little bit whilst I had a chat with my yard owner. She doesn't need the heras for a month (ish) so we put up a pen next to his friends. Eventually got hold of him, put a long tag on his headcollar and he's now in there.
I've contacted a behaviourist and if he shows progress in the next month, fantastic, I'll find livery with small individual turn out. My YO gently suggested that if no improvement is shown, the behaviourist can't help and second opinion is the same, I may need to think seriously about his future.
I feel horrendous, I think I agree with her. How can I provide appropriate care to a horse I can't catch for the farrier/vet? What can I do if he gets injured? He's started turning his bum on us and threatening to kick, and in the pen today I felt extremely uncomfortable with the situation. He worries my YOs and the groom, and I don't blame them!
Am I as awful an owner as I feel?
He ended up being caught over the gate when he was being nosy about a horse being hand grazed. I took him into the round pen just to do a bit of catching and releasing. Big mistake, then couldn't get hold of him.
Made him work for at least an hour, even when he was pretty much on his knees I still couldn't get near him. So he got left for a little bit whilst I had a chat with my yard owner. She doesn't need the heras for a month (ish) so we put up a pen next to his friends. Eventually got hold of him, put a long tag on his headcollar and he's now in there.
I've contacted a behaviourist and if he shows progress in the next month, fantastic, I'll find livery with small individual turn out. My YO gently suggested that if no improvement is shown, the behaviourist can't help and second opinion is the same, I may need to think seriously about his future.
I feel horrendous, I think I agree with her. How can I provide appropriate care to a horse I can't catch for the farrier/vet? What can I do if he gets injured? He's started turning his bum on us and threatening to kick, and in the pen today I felt extremely uncomfortable with the situation. He worries my YOs and the groom, and I don't blame them!
Am I as awful an owner as I feel?
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