Over excited about the field

[EmsnMaisie]

New horse Maisy is just settling into her routine. Which means now she knows when shes going to be put into the field. Shes not bargy or rude, just a bit over excited and so yanks and shakes her head and pulls and twists till I get the head collar off. What she doesn't realise is her yanking and leaping about is whats preventing her freedom. Any ideas on how to nip this in the bud before it gets worse. I'm not saying it will get worse, just in case.

[ailomac2007]

You can practice this any time you take her head colllar off in the stable or going out to the field.
Stand at her shoulder facing forward. ask her head to come around to you by gently applying pressure on the rope. the minuteshe gives2 that pressure goes soft or comes towards you in any way release with your hand and let the rope go slack if she moves, move with her and keep the pressure the same , when she gives you give, eventually she nay bring her head around to her shoulder/ girth area,
This works as my mare was used to pulling previous owners around and would gallop off with rope flying. Now she goes into field releases from pressure when i ask and i take off halter. But every day she will test me by going hard for a split second and then she will soften !

GOOD LUCK :)

[Silvia]

My horse went through a phase of doing this as well. I started giving her a treat each time (she does not get trats normally). Within a week she stayed standing next to me waiting for her treat after I took the halter off. :D
I stopped giving her treats after a few weeks and she did not pick up the habit again.
I must tell you that I own the greediest pony in the world, though. So it would probably not work for every horse :)

[coss]

give a treat (as Silvia said) after taking the head collar off so she learns that running off after the headcollar off isn't fun, waiting for the treat means she shouldn't shake her head as much.

[ailomac2007]

what works for one horse may not work for another
as i personally do not give my horses treats as i do not want them foraging at me every time i am in their company,
What happens the day you do not have a treat?? Teeth , nipping Biting..... what hapens when someone else may be present when the horse expects a treat and they do not understand that is the reward? do they smack the pony/horse leading to headshyness ....

I just dont like the reasons of feeding treats as rewards my personal opinion

[Pauline W]

I like the treat idea. I have always given mine titbits (15 of them) lots of oldies,one is 31 years old, bought him when he was one, and none of them nip or barge. They get a carrot or apple when I go home and when they are let loose, never in a rush to leave me. Parelli might help.

[coss]

what works for one horse may not work for another
as i personally do not give my horses treats as i do not want them foraging at me every time i am in their company,
What happens the day you do not have a treat?? Teeth , nipping Biting..... what hapens when someone else may be present when the horse expects a treat and they do not understand that is the reward? do they smack the pony/horse leading to headshyness ....

I just dont like the reasons of feeding treats as rewards my personal opinion

my horses don't barge or nip/bite because i give them treats. they expect a treat but i've taught them to stand back if they want food so barging doesn't occur