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Is there a fence around the pasture that he can be ridden along for a little bit? If there's at least something there he's familiar with, he'll relax, then you can work him off the fenceline... circle into the pasture and such, get him moving off it, etc... Probably the more exposure he has to just going outside the ring, the better. Unless it gets to the point where he has dangerous reactions, even just walking (ground or saddle) to check things out for a few moments would do him good to get used to scenery. As my boss would say "Let his brain absorb that..." Honestly, he'll have to get over it sometime, and I imagine he'd be okay once he has exposure and could possibly work off a fenceline there. Also, bringing a pasture savvy horse buddy could help... I know with some horses, that can make the adjustment worse, but it's a thought.
~Jenn Hamilton
Kathryn Santos-Reed <sactokat@...> wrote:
Kathryn Santos-Reed <sactokat@...> wrote:
I have a problem with my Morab gelding. He was trained to
compete at Morab Nationals and he did quite well, he was
a National Champion 2 years in a row.
Then, we shipped him to California and have barely ridden him.
He's perfect in the roundpen and the arena, but when we try
to ride him out and about in the pasture, he only wants to go
back to th barn. At first we thought we was just being willful,
but it's because he's only been trained as a rail horse for showsd.
Even the trainers who've worked with him in California have only
ridden him in the roundpen or arena.
He doesn't know anything other than roundpens and arenas!
Okay...what should we do to get him accustomed to being ridden
out there in the world? I haven't heard of anyone else having
this problem in years, so I have no idea how to correct it.
Kathy
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