Did you just let him fight it out in his stall every day until he calmed down? I recently bought a 11 year old gelding that has major seperation anxiety because he has been sold so many times. Would I just do something like what you did? He scares me when he is like that, he is fine as long as there is another horse with him for a few mins but even then he starts freaking out if she is 10 feet away
@BrittanyBreakup The key is to give the horse positive reinforcement (attention, treats, or getting to go back out) as soon as he shows improvement. The second he behaves, reward him. Until then, yes, ignore him. Make sure he's in a safe environment where he's not likely to get hurt. The first day (the other video) I didn't know he'd explode and he dumped water all over the ground, which wasn't safe for anybody. Dry rubber mats, a solid door that slides shut, etc.
Did you just let him fight it out in his stall every day until he calmed down? I recently bought a 11 year old gelding that has major seperation anxiety because he has been sold so many times. Would I just do something like what you did? He scares me when he is like that, he is fine as long as there is another horse with him for a few mins but even then he starts freaking out if she is 10 feet away
BrittanyBreakup 3 months ago
@BrittanyBreakup The key is to give the horse positive reinforcement (attention, treats, or getting to go back out) as soon as he shows improvement. The second he behaves, reward him. Until then, yes, ignore him. Make sure he's in a safe environment where he's not likely to get hurt. The first day (the other video) I didn't know he'd explode and he dumped water all over the ground, which wasn't safe for anybody. Dry rubber mats, a solid door that slides shut, etc.
goodbyekitty975 3 months ago
Bravo to you ....
Keep doing what your doing girl ....
kidrosis 9 months ago