My new gelding (I've had him since the end of March), does not like hacking out alone. I've never experienced this before as all of my other horses have been well behaved (minus spooking etc. which is normal), but he literally just
plants his
feet and
won't move once we are off the yard? I've tried talking to him nicely, patting him encouragingly, giving a kick, pony club kicking, flapping my reins (which sends him forward a few strides and then he stops again)... I'm at a loss as to what I can do? I've been doing little
hacks on his own to build up confidence. He can be a bit anxious sometimes, but he is also smart and stubborn; he is fine once he has turned back home ... and he
hacks in company brilliantly. Sometimes he
plants his
feet when he doesn't want to come out of his stable, or going back down the lane towards the field when I'm turning him out.His back/teeth/feet/saddle etc. are all up to date/fine, so I'm really not sure how to correct this?x
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