I have been helping a coworker with her horses. She has four, one of whom is an utter terror, who I have NO idea what to do with anymore, and the other is just a chicken to catch.
This horse, Thunder, seems scared of the halter/lead, though he could just be playing. If you walk towards him, he will start to back up if you get too close. If he sees anything in your hands, he turns and walks/runs off. When you do catch him, he is a sweetheart, but apparently the only way they can do so is to toss a lead over his neck while he is in his stall.
Last time I played with him, I would walk towards him and stop if he started to get nervous, wait for him to settle down, and start forward again. If he saw the rope, or if I moved my hands he was gone. Treats do not entice him, and even empty handed he doesn't like his head touched. How can we work on fixing this?
This horse, Thunder, seems scared of the halter/lead, though he could just be playing. If you walk towards him, he will start to back up if you get too close. If he sees anything in your hands, he turns and walks/runs off. When you do catch him, he is a sweetheart, but apparently the only way they can do so is to toss a lead over his neck while he is in his stall.
Last time I played with him, I would walk towards him and stop if he started to get nervous, wait for him to settle down, and start forward again. If he saw the rope, or if I moved my hands he was gone. Treats do not entice him, and even empty handed he doesn't like his head touched. How can we work on fixing this?