Part of the pony training we are doing is to desensitize the horses from things that might spook or scare the horse. So we set up an obstacle course with different things like, stuff hanging from a tree, brush, a tarp, a hose and some ply wood. One of the ponies went through the course just a little jumpy and then did it all with no problems. The other horse balked at every part of the course. She had to be lead and coaxed at every step. But she did get comfortable and didn't worry so much.
This is Pony. He is the one that we thought would give us trouble. Turns out he had less problems with this exercise.
This is Misty. To our surprise she was really nervous about this test and really had to be talked into doing it. But she gave in and did the course.
I'm glad we did this exercise because we just learned that the two horses fears were opposite than what we thought.
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