Seperation Anxiety in the Horse

The causes and a couple of fixes of these poor souls. Seek knowledge if you ever train for leg restraints. DON'T just throw them on horses.!!

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Pets & Animals

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• seperation
• anxiety
• horse
• training

[horseproblems]

UPDATE

She won both of her Dressage tests last week and the young Lass is successfully eventing her. Regards

[horseproblems]

10 for persistence Killberg :) We have a choice to not go in elevators then. The horse is captive to it's own deamons when snapped and there are no available options at al. Psychologists have people afraid of snakes, handle them. This brought the horse from hypnosis, empowering it to examine it's own behaviour. Regards

[kilberg16]

If you have an itch and I whack you every time you try to scratch, how does that help you feel better? It may suppress the behaviour, but your anxiety will come out in other ways. There are lots of ways to help this problem. Eg., I'm not a fan of clicker trainer, but in this case it can change the anxiety, not just the behaviour. BTW, you have a stranger definition of "proof"

[horseproblems]

with respect, an itch is not a lost and helpless mental condition. There is a vast difference between voluntarily and involuntary. The proof is that the 13 year old first horse child is now having a ball on a relaxed horse and the prior decision to have the doggers truck pick the horse up was cancelled. regards

[kilberg16]

It is disturbing to me that to fix an emotional problem that you put the horse between a rock and hard place. That is, he either stops weaving or he gets whacked in the head with a swinging bolt. There are better ways that deal with the cause of the problem rather than the symptoms.

[horseproblems]

I will give you the benefit of the doubt as I notice you on my other video too killberg. So tell me how then? They mostly end at the Doggers. For proof of the benefits, read the letter on my site tonight regarding another of them and this week, we have saved a pregnancy situation with one as well. Regards

[lazyhorse73]

Very interesting stuff. the horse gets to learn that they don't have to be doing all that stuff, and that the horse can relax. I like the ideas.

[crystal98110]

You will always have critics about your methods. I say if you achieve your goal, with out permanent damage, then bravo. I find your videos quite helpful, and while I may not follow them exactly, I use them as a tool to reform my own methods. Thank you, keep them coming!

[Leocadiant]

c) perfectly quiet for the young rider. Perhaps she knows if she moves when not directed, there will be serious consequences? Or perhaps she's learned from your methods that standing quiet has better results than behaving obnoxiously. Hmm. Like I said, I'm on the fence as to how I feel about this method. Thanks for posting this video, though. Definitely brought a new perspective.

[NewfieSherry]

There will always be critics.This "nut" clearly snaps the horse back into realty.It also makes her responsible for the discomfort that head throwing causes.She herself is given a choice as to whether or not to throw her head.Thanks.Interesting stuff,

[ilovehorses3270]

I like you video it will be useful the parts that I heard. Your voice ranged close then far away which made it hard to all what you have said. Thank you!

[kaeso100]

Its a simple and effective solution, make it difficult for the horse to do the wrong thing and easy to do the right thing. E.g Shake head....not pleasant , not shake head...ah, that feels better.

[barefootjayne]

maybe if people read jamie jacksons books about keeping horses naturally this problems would fix themselves and be prevented. horses are not meant to be kept in cages or as we call them 'stables' they are herd animals they need to be in a herd.

[whatis07]

great work mate.

[gmwwc]

I have seen OTTBs but have never seen this problem. I wonder what sort of emotional stress brought this on?

Did you give her any time to let her emotions down?? Like several months at pasture? Did she stay calm and can you take the hobbles off now? I am not wild about that knot..that looks like an eye injury waiting to happen. Again what a pity to let it come to that.