This is getting ridiculous now... help re Genie please!

No offence, but for a suddenly okay horse to completely turn against coming in, is something hurting/upsetting her?

Is the hay up to standard? Is she in pain being ridden?

Also, and I promise no offence is intended, but are you going down the yard upset and angry about your other issues? Dorey has no interest in me at all if I'm unhappy. She senses all is wrong in the world and goes into "well, if you're not going to be able to lead the herd, I will have to!" mode. So she has to spook twice as much, check everything out, ignore me completely. I actually cannot cope with her if I'm upset or stressed, which makes it worse!

I'm throwing ideas about, I don't mean to suggest you're doing anything wrong, but for a horse to turn against coming in so suddenly, it suggests something is wrong.

As a tip, though, when I was in Aus I met some horses who wore collars like dogs. When my mate and I were trying to tame some wild newfies, the worst one had a collar put on as he removed headcollars and the difference was amazing. He was much easier to catch as it didn't involve his head. All you'd need is a leather dog collar and see if she's any easier to catch in that!

Other than that, I'm just glad Dorey comes to the call!! Only once so far I've had to cross the field to get her, and only because she'd just been turned out!
 
Caught the witch straight away this morning! :D She'd been out since Thursday am in a lightish rug, I walked straight up to her and grabbed the headcollar before she could get away. She was a bit taken aback I think!

Brought her in, lunged her, and then clipped her, and she went back out at about 1pm in just a rain sheet.

Went out with a friend at 3.30 to catch her (we checked the clock!), and were back in the barn, with the welsh one, at 4.10pm, so not too bad.

Her behaviour when I was catching her was really odd to be honest. She was just trotting circles around me, and if any of the other horses came over she was chasing them off, turning her ass to them and trying to kick them. She also did some VERY large bucks and farts (was very glad I wasn't on her!), and a few times reared bolt upright. I have had her for 2 1/2 years now and have NEVER seen her rear. My friend just stayed out of the way (she was more making sure nothing happened to me), and eventually I got her, just stayed very quiet and patient with her.
 
a few nights out never killed any horse. glad you caught her today! but if she pulls the stunt again just walk away and leave her out she will soon learn IF she likes her stable!
 
can I ask why u fully clip her then turn out in only a lightweight particulalry as youve clipped quite a few times this winter?

mine lives out on only in a rainsheet but she only gets a small clip in Oct, blanket or full in late Nov then again in the new year if needed
 
Binky01, another suggestion is what my OH does with his pony, just sit down in the field, or on the fence if other horses are dangerous, and ignore him. Eat the carrot bit by bit, rattle the treats, but dont even vaguely look in his direction. He ALWAYS comes over eventually!
 
loopinlou said:
can I ask why u fully clip her then turn out in only a lightweight particulalry as youve clipped quite a few times this winter?

mine lives out on only in a rainsheet but she only gets a small clip in Oct, blanket or full in late Nov then again in the new year if needed
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I did not say she was out in a lightweight overnight, I said she was in a lightish rug, and that was because she was only supposed to be out for the day. She's a hot horse who until about two weeks ago was very happily living out in a mediumweight - the joy of a native!

Again, because she is a hot horse she is hunter clipped during the winter. Otherwise all you can do with her is walk her for 20 minutes, and she's ridden 6 days a week and competing most weekends. Unfortunately if she is not worked she gets very very fizzy and fresh. Were she not clipped she would be living out naked all year round, but as I ride and compete in winter that is not feasible.

Having said that, the past two days she has been out during the day in just a rainsheet in the hope that feeling cold will make her want to come in. The catching situation has improved - today it took me just 5 minutes which is a vast improvement on 3 hours trying on Thursday night. She has come in with the base of her ears warm, despite there being snow on the ground.
 
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