In company he is great, and what he really needs is to hack out in company with a sensible horse, every single day until each route is familiar. Whilst I feel like I stay relaxed, I'm sure he picks up on my awareness of the extra traffic (so I can't let him just stop and work things out). He is happiest in the open countryside, he is not totally relaxed but marches on smartly and is pretty good, trotting and cantering on a light contact, but as soon as I get into a village he gets really on edge, jumping at everything and on high alert. The only thing I could do was get her to drop the bike and walk towards him talking, and eventually lead him back to it, at which point he relaxed. He ran backwards at high speed for about 200m when I didn't let him spin away, his heart was racing and he was a quivering wreck. I turned around to walk back towards her and when he spotted the bike headed towards him he flipped out, like he thought it was a monster. The other day my sister, who kindly cycled out with me, got left behind as I went for a canter. I don't believe it is naughtyness at all. It's like a pure adrenaline overload, doesn't matter how tired he is, it just takes him over.
PANIC MODE HACKED FULL
If I press him because I can't see anything scary he will rear and leap (not full height, just unseating). He is almost frozen to the spot but I can tell that he would spin and bolt.
If he spots something that triggers it he freezes, his heart starts hammering, he shakes all over like a jelly and will blow through his nose like a dragon.
But he has a real 'panic button' and it shows itself if hacking on his own. My little horse is awesome, he schools nicely in the field and the arena, he learns tricks, goes over tarps and under fly curtains, follows me around like a dog, anything I ask of him, willingly and with a lovely attitude. Hi, I posted this same post a few months ago in New Lounge and got some good replies but thought I would get some more things to think about from here if anyone can help.
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