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| Our pony, Shetland mare...*I know, I know* is progressing nicely at trainers. She is due to come home soon and she is still very sensitive about being approached from behind. Especially if there are loose dogs around. Any ideas of things we can do here at home that might help this? |
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Location: Alabama | Do you have goats? Or know someone who does? Nothing will desensitize a horse/pony faster than a goat! I had a gelding who I swear tried to kill his pygmy goat at first because he thought she was a dog. She jumped up into a tree and head butted him right off the bat! After that they became the best of friends! He learned to tolerate things being underfoot and was always cautious not to step on her, the dogs, or me for that matter. |
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| Sockittoemred - 2016-04-28 11:57 AM Do you have goats? Or know someone who does? Nothing will desensitize a horse/pony faster than a goat! I had a gelding who I swear tried to kill his pygmy goat at first because he thought she was a dog. She jumped up into a tree and head butted him right off the bat! After that they became the best of friends! He learned to tolerate things being underfoot and was always cautious not to step on her, the dogs, or me for that matter.
Love the idea, but our shephards wouldn't allow any goats. Our trainer has to send her home because she got bit by a rattlesnake and then didn't stay in bed so she re-venomnized herself. I didn't even know that was a thing. Poor lady, Tough as nails though. So pony is doing great with little riders unless something suprises her from behind. |
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Location: Kansas | Can you set up tarps in her pen? or other "scary" things that maybe she can eventually get use to them. Flag her from behind as well, at a safe distance. Does she kick out?
My daughters pony was the same way, except she would spin really hard either way if she couldn't see what it was. We used flags and eventually drug small logs on her and she got over it.
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2016-04-28 12:03 PM Can you set up tarps in her pen? or other "scary" things that maybe she can eventually get use to them. Flag her from behind as well, at a safe distance. Does she kick out?
My daughters pony was the same way, except she would spin really hard either way if she couldn't see what it was. We used flags and eventually drug small logs on her and she got over it.
Good idea. Maybe we could duct tape a construction flag to her butt. LOL
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Location: Kansas | RidenFly - 2016-04-27 2:07 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2016-04-28 12:03 PM Can you set up tarps in her pen? or other "scary" things that maybe she can eventually get use to them. Flag her from behind as well, at a safe distance. Does she kick out?
My daughters pony was the same way, except she would spin really hard either way if she couldn't see what it was. We used flags and eventually drug small logs on her and she got over it.
Good idea. Maybe we could duct tape a construction flag to her butt. LOL
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You could put up some of your halloween scary stuff in the ponys pen so she can get used to being around all the boogers.   |
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Location: N Texas | Sockittoemred - 2016-04-27 1:57 PM
Do you have goats? Or know someone who does? Nothing will desensitize a horse/pony faster than a goat! I had a gelding who I swear tried to kill his pygmy goat at first because he thought she was a dog. She jumped up into a tree and head butted him right off the bat! After that they became the best of friends! He learned to tolerate things being underfoot and was always cautious not to step on her, the dogs, or me for that matter.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2016-04-28 12:20 PM
You could put up some of your halloween scary stuff in the ponys pen so she can get used to being around all the boogers.
Why didn't I think of that? Creepo the Clown could do this!
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | RidenFly - 2016-04-27 2:56 PM Southtxponygirl - 2016-04-28 12:20 PM You could put up some of your halloween scary stuff in the ponys pen so she can get used to being around all the boogers. Why didn't I think of that? Creepo the Clown could do this!
Dang that is creepy, just as creepy as that doll I posted a few weeks ago. lol |
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Location: Alabama | Gunner11 - 2016-04-27 2:50 PM
Sockittoemred - 2016-04-27 1:57 PM
Do you have goats? Or know someone who does? Nothing will desensitize a horse/pony faster than a goat! I had a gelding who I swear tried to kill his pygmy goat at first because he thought she was a dog. She jumped up into a tree and head butted him right off the bat! After that they became the best of friends! He learned to tolerate things being underfoot and was always cautious not to step on her, the dogs, or me for that matter.
Be prepared for your horse to be tail-less with a goat
I had my goat Reba in with 3-4 different horses over a 3 year period. She never chewed anything. Matter of fact the only thing she ate that she shouldn't have was their grain. Darn horses would share and she got pretty fat! lol |
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Location: N Texas | Sockittoemred - 2016-04-27 3:37 PM
Gunner11 - 2016-04-27 2:50 PM
Sockittoemred - 2016-04-27 1:57 PM
Do you have goats? Or know someone who does? Nothing will desensitize a horse/pony faster than a goat! I had a gelding who I swear tried to kill his pygmy goat at first because he thought she was a dog. She jumped up into a tree and head butted him right off the bat! After that they became the best of friends! He learned to tolerate things being underfoot and was always cautious not to step on her, the dogs, or me for that matter.
Be prepared for your horse to be tail-less with a goat
I had my goat Reba in with 3-4 different horses over a 3 year period. She never chewed anything. Matter of fact the only thing she ate that she shouldn't have was their grain. Darn horses would share and she got pretty fat! lol
Lol, you got lucky! Any time my sister has goats and horses together, they waste no time eating tails and manes! |
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