Is Something Wrong With "Our" Trails
Is the barn I board at the only barn that seems to have horses completely misbehave when we ride the trails that are actually on the property? It's like the distraction of the barn is just too much for the horses to take.
My husband's mare is a GREAT trail horse when you put her on the trailer and take her away from home. Take the trails at the barn, however and there are frequent arguments about when it is time to go back to the gate. It also seems that no matter where you are out there her head is constantly pulled in the direction of the barn and god forbid you relax a little and it's off you go back to the barn.
The barn owner's horse...another horse that does OK on the trail away from home will pull through pressure and run off with her as fast as she can back to the barn.
Another horse at the barn that is also ridden without issue on trails away from home will spook up and down when you ride her at the barn on the trails.
Are we the only ones with this problem? Am I missing something?
My husband's mare is a GREAT trail horse when you put her on the trailer and take her away from home. Take the trails at the barn, however and there are frequent arguments about when it is time to go back to the gate. It also seems that no matter where you are out there her head is constantly pulled in the direction of the barn and god forbid you relax a little and it's off you go back to the barn.
The barn owner's horse...another horse that does OK on the trail away from home will pull through pressure and run off with her as fast as she can back to the barn.
Another horse at the barn that is also ridden without issue on trails away from home will spook up and down when you ride her at the barn on the trails.
Are we the only ones with this problem? Am I missing something?