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Horse Behavior and Training

Napping and Traffic Shy

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mary.mason3

Date:

2013-Jul-27 at 09:16PM

My Welsh Section A Naps and is traffic shy. I beleive that the two are conected as the napping ocurrs when we have to traverse a little bridge which leads to the road. I did manage to get him over it with the help of a local trainer and for a few weeks whilst not being eager to do so he was gaining confidence and then one day we had an incident with a largeish removals van and now my pony is too scared to go over the bridge at all,except if accompanied or on a lead. Please can anyone make any suggestions as to how to help him. I have not owned him long and I would so love to go out hacking on him.

Kleinne - Utah, U.S.A. 2013-Jul-29 at 03:36PM

The only way to get your horse over being afraid of trucks and cars is to expose him to as many vehicles as possible so that he realizes there is nothing to fear. You don't want to do this while riding him, he needs to be on a long lead and a dually or just drive vehicles around his paddock if that's possible. My horses live next to a very busy road with large oil well trucks driving by banging and making loud noises all day, so they don't even give these trucks a second thought. Do everything you can to expose him to as many scary things as possible to desensitize him to them, this will help him get over his fears and make him much safer to ride. As far as going over the bridge, make it easy for him by maybe following another horse over the bridge so that he feels safer having a friend to be with until he is confident to go by himself. Riding with a buddy horse is always easier then trying to make them go by themselves when they're not confident. Again, make it easy for him to do the right thing. Good luck, I hope this helps.

Certified Instructor Ann Lindberg/Sweden 2013-Jul-29 at 04:48PM

Hi All, you have a very good video on H&C with Kelly and Monty on how to start training your horse for traffc! The channel is for free, yet you might have to log in with your email adress so to be able to see all the videos! Good Luck and stay safe - put a vest on and have the text on your back "Horse in Training" - always good to be extra safe! And just as Kleinne points out, our Duallys in so valuble for the horse - and us! Warmest CI Ann Lindberg

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mary.mason3 2013-Aug-10 at 05:30PM

Thank you for your comments and helpfull suggestions, I will try as he is very good walking around the paddock and generally seems to be quite good natured.