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