I cant catch M at all. Ive not rode her for about two weeks so i can practise catching her and so she associates being caught with not always going out riding or doing work. I want to catch her and just groom her but this is asking the impossible
Last week it took me 2 hours to catch her and in the end i had to turn her back out after 10 minutes because she was too hyped up in the stable.
I always poo-pick and do her water before i catch her and i try to cuddle her and stroke her in the field so she doesnt think im always going in to catch her.
When i do try to catch her she'll be really clever. She'll come up to you, take the treat out your hand and you think shell let you catch her but she'll spin round and dash off.
Ive tried putting a couple of treats in her feed bowl so she comes over but she just eats them before i have the chance to catch her , ive tried sending her on in the field when shes walked off e.g making her trot around til she stops and lets me catch her and if she doesnt she has to keep walking on; tried this last week and ended up working her for about 45 minutes before the little minx let me catch her, ive tried facing the other way holding a treat in my hand so she comes over and sniffs me this worked once and i managed to catch her before she got the treat, ive tried handfuls of grass, ive tried 3 people trying to catch her, ive tried sectioning off her field, ive tried taking her out of the grassy area into the dried muddy area so she's not tempted to eat while im trying to catch her, ive tried being firm with her and approaching her as if im the boss, tried filling her treat ball and shaking it so shes interested in it and comes over to get it. You get the idea. Shes like a stubborn (sp) child.
Its getting to the point where her owner ends up coming out or i end up not catching her and that kind of defeats the object of sharing.
I dont want to use treats to catch her as i dont want her to associate being caught with getting handfuls of treats. I feel like im awarding her for bad behaviour and its frustrating because i want her to respect me and not walk all over me
Please help me!!
ETA: She has been in season and also i ended up getting kicked in the knee and unable to walk for a day because i tried to catch her. Safe to say i go into her field in my riding hat and up to my kneck in safety gear.
Last week it took me 2 hours to catch her and in the end i had to turn her back out after 10 minutes because she was too hyped up in the stable.
I always poo-pick and do her water before i catch her and i try to cuddle her and stroke her in the field so she doesnt think im always going in to catch her.
When i do try to catch her she'll be really clever. She'll come up to you, take the treat out your hand and you think shell let you catch her but she'll spin round and dash off.
Ive tried putting a couple of treats in her feed bowl so she comes over but she just eats them before i have the chance to catch her , ive tried sending her on in the field when shes walked off e.g making her trot around til she stops and lets me catch her and if she doesnt she has to keep walking on; tried this last week and ended up working her for about 45 minutes before the little minx let me catch her, ive tried facing the other way holding a treat in my hand so she comes over and sniffs me this worked once and i managed to catch her before she got the treat, ive tried handfuls of grass, ive tried 3 people trying to catch her, ive tried sectioning off her field, ive tried taking her out of the grassy area into the dried muddy area so she's not tempted to eat while im trying to catch her, ive tried being firm with her and approaching her as if im the boss, tried filling her treat ball and shaking it so shes interested in it and comes over to get it. You get the idea. Shes like a stubborn (sp) child.
Its getting to the point where her owner ends up coming out or i end up not catching her and that kind of defeats the object of sharing.
I dont want to use treats to catch her as i dont want her to associate being caught with getting handfuls of treats. I feel like im awarding her for bad behaviour and its frustrating because i want her to respect me and not walk all over me
Please help me!!
ETA: She has been in season and also i ended up getting kicked in the knee and unable to walk for a day because i tried to catch her. Safe to say i go into her field in my riding hat and up to my kneck in safety gear.
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