I have had my new horse for about 7 weeks now and he has been fine getting the bridle on ...up until one week ago.
Now he raises his head high in the air when I try to put the bridle on. I am very gentle with him and slowly get his head back down but we do have a bit of a struggle for a good 5 mins or so.... He is such a sweetie in every other way so I don't want to be really firm and hold his head - or do I need to firm up a bit in order to nip this in the bud???
Tried some carrot last night for some bribing and that helped a little bit.
I think it has co-incided with him getting his booster Stangles jab about one week ago (jab in the lip) and he could be a bit funny about his mouth now. Although he wasnt like this the 1st time he got his stangles...
One of the girls at the yard said her horse developed this behaviour after about 6 weeks of owning...
Could I be doing anything that may cause this??
He is new and all up to date with dentist / saddle fitting / vet checked etc so no health issues causing this...
Thanks for any advice on how to overcome this. He was fine before so want to get it back to normal again.
Maybe he is just being cheeky now he is more familiar???
Now he raises his head high in the air when I try to put the bridle on. I am very gentle with him and slowly get his head back down but we do have a bit of a struggle for a good 5 mins or so.... He is such a sweetie in every other way so I don't want to be really firm and hold his head - or do I need to firm up a bit in order to nip this in the bud???
Tried some carrot last night for some bribing and that helped a little bit.
I think it has co-incided with him getting his booster Stangles jab about one week ago (jab in the lip) and he could be a bit funny about his mouth now. Although he wasnt like this the 1st time he got his stangles...
One of the girls at the yard said her horse developed this behaviour after about 6 weeks of owning...
Could I be doing anything that may cause this??
He is new and all up to date with dentist / saddle fitting / vet checked etc so no health issues causing this...
Thanks for any advice on how to overcome this. He was fine before so want to get it back to normal again.
Maybe he is just being cheeky now he is more familiar???
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