Hi all,
Little bit of background information.
Lost my previous horse of 14 years last Christmas. Decided I still wanted to continue riding, and circumstances are that I now have another horse. He is lovely, but he is more anxious when hacking alone than in company - nothing particularly unusual there. I have had this horse nearly 3 months, so it is still relatively early days.
Now to be honest, I have always preferred to hack in company, but as I knew my old horse inside out, I had gained confidence hacking him out on his own.
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations for improving our confidence to hack out alone?
At the moment I have been doing fairly shortish rides, trying my best to remain calm ... easier said than done.
His main ''fault'' is that he rushes towards home - nothing nasty , just walks like there is no tomorrow!
Any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Thankyou
Little bit of background information.
Lost my previous horse of 14 years last Christmas. Decided I still wanted to continue riding, and circumstances are that I now have another horse. He is lovely, but he is more anxious when hacking alone than in company - nothing particularly unusual there. I have had this horse nearly 3 months, so it is still relatively early days.
Now to be honest, I have always preferred to hack in company, but as I knew my old horse inside out, I had gained confidence hacking him out on his own.
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations for improving our confidence to hack out alone?
At the moment I have been doing fairly shortish rides, trying my best to remain calm ... easier said than done.
His main ''fault'' is that he rushes towards home - nothing nasty , just walks like there is no tomorrow!
Any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Thankyou