My rising 6yo coblet is a very brave, intelligent boy with a good sense of humour...! We have just moved to a new yard, and our hacking has lots of puddles - some of which cover the path.If left to his own devices (i.e. I hold the buckle, ignore him and have a chat) he will play in the water, blowing bubbles and pawing with his hooves, and he'll walk through - and probably lie down if he could... This is both for small and big puddles alike. However, if I ask him to walk through the puddle (pick up reins, and god forbid use my legs), he will flat out refuse to walk on. All of our other horses are fine with water, but he won't take a lead from them.So WWYD? I don't want to make him dead to the leg (a previous sharer has managed to reduce his sensitivity in that department already) or to create an issue by making a big deal of it. Recently, I've been getting off and leading him through puddles - which he will do reluctantly. However this isn't ideal for maintaining the temperature of my feet! Any ideas?
01-13-2018, 11:30 PM
Cheeky cob's puddle aversion! WWYD?
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