Louie is so herd bound that he's breaking boards and stressing himself out, watch how I help him
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- čas přidán 11. 01. 2021
- this horse is so incredibly herd bound that he can't stand still, he is literally pooping himself out of anxiety and is borderline dangerous. Take a look at how I help him with his herd bound challenges.
He is beautiful!
I can't get over how cute his blanket is!!
Lol thanks
What a change in his demeanor! Thank you for sharing the different tools you use to help each individual horse. Louie will be more mentally stable with all you are doing to help him. Which in the end, will make him much more valuable! Great job!!
Thank you
I got my 2021 RRP horse 3 weeks ago and she to is older and a war horse. She has separation anxiety as well. I call it separation over heard bound because she came home to my barn where I had only 1 other horse and she was immediate attached I mean an hour after she got there. I find that Thoroughbreds being on the track for so long tend to have this issue as they have always been with other horses never having to do anything on their own. Some people think how can they be like this if they have never been turned out with a herd. Its because no matter what they do at the track there is always other horses they don't necessarily have to become attached to just one individual horse it about being alone period. We are working through this as well and she has improved but we still have work to do. Good Luck with Louie, I think he will be a good boy in no time.
Yes they struggle with the emotional part.... he will be amazing, just needs time and patient training
Thank you for your video! I’m in the same boat. I moved my horse to my farm with one other horse. He’s never had any herd bound tendencies for the 6.5 years I’ve owned him. Here at my farm we have 3 acres fenced off and 2 - 15x12 stalls in a barn where I bring my horse in daily to feed him away from the other horse. For 4 weeks straight I’ve been working with him every morning for 2 hours after his meal. He never loses his Herd bound edge. He’s constantly anxious and looking for the ‘out’. He’s good and attentive when I’m right there grooming him or tacking him up as long as I keep my breathing calm and rhythmic. But the moment I step away he’s just like your Louis. He gets super anxious, poops, pees, rocks, weaves, paces, paws and tests every boundary like leaning on the cross ties, pawing, calling, weaving, rocking. Even in the stall if I leave the dutch door top open to where he can see the other horse in the pasture he will pace non stop for hours on end until I tie him up. I’ve heard this can do a number on his hocks (which I just had injected and don’t want to reverse that effort!) This is exhausting. He’s an Irish sport horse and very stubborn. I don’t know what else to do. I can ride him fine and ride him off the farm alone fine. It’s the ground manners that are so bad and dangerous when he’s away from the other horse. I’m thinking of asking my friend to take her horse to another farm to remove the issue all together. This is so stressful on me. I’ve Tried adding magnesium to his diet. I’ve cut out all sugar. I’ve been consistent with his handling and training for 4 weeks every single day. I try ending every removal away from the other horse experience on a happy and calm note… because I was told that their last memory is what they will remember and will make them calmer the next time we do the same exercise. This does not work. The next day he’s just as stressed, and the day after that and so on. Some people told me it take 3 days to break this if I keep him tied up in the stall so he can’t pace with yummy hay and water to keep him from hurting himself and let him stand there until he settles down. They said he can stand there up to 6 hours. I’ve tried this for about 2 to 3 hours… he does not calm down at all and gets himself insanely worked up into a lather. then get really worried so I untie him and walk him away and let him graze then groom & ride. But the very next day he’s a freak again. Nothing is working. Did Louis ever settle down? I’m desperate. Thank you.
He did... we talk about herd confidence in our building confidence course :)
Herd bound is SO hard. I was lucky with my horses. Even my filly was ok. And Congratulations!!!
Thanks
New video, SO HAPPY FOR YOU!
:)
Good luck! A few months down the road you should do a before and now video mix.
Great idea
My horse never had issues then after a long period of stall rest he's not the same. I've tried for 7 months to get him Normal again. My horse rear, kicks, paws, spooks etc in crossties or in his stall, poops multiple times. Won't stand still or gets frozen then spooks or explodes. It all goes away at horse shows, he's great! At home he won't settle unless all the horses are in the barn. Having a few in doesn't cut it. Then he's a doll. He's also crazy and spooks at the smallest things when riding (we never have another horse to ride with).
I'm sorry to hear that... sounds like he needs to switch to parasympathetic nervous system
That made a such a big difference when you kept him alone for a time. I watched a video by Warrick Schiller (An Exercise to help relieve separation anxiety-April 2020) that I think might interest you, since it is so subtle and gentle in its method.
Sounds interesting... yes I like Warwick
My first horse Harry (whom was the best horse ever :) ) tried to keep in matching step with my footsteps when we walked; I didn't realize this was a thing & did not notice this with any other horses I was leading. Knowing how to self -calm is wonderful for all creatures, and I find the para-sympathetic nervous system and how to connect intriguing; are there any sources you can recommend for further study? Currently I am horseless & have no access to any horses (Covid!). Louies' calming after being so agitated is nothing short of miraculous to me! Keep up the good work.
Thank you.... check out Charlotte Cannon... she is pioneering work on parasympathetic relaxation in horses
Round Ring .
Are you worried about ulcers when he is stressed for longer periods of time? I had to do this with my mare because she had to go on a dry lot now I'm worried she may have developed ulcers from it.
Definitely i think about ulcers.... he's on alfalfa pellets everyday to help
I find this behaviour to be the most dangerous ND difficult to stop. I’ve had two like this. My cure mare is like this. After two years it’s a little better but still no able to ride away fin the farm alone.
Yes it can be challenging... hopefully I can show you its possible
Hire a HAND to come in and help out. Some younger will would even
volunteer!
Oh, is this an old video?
No.... its from after the holidays
My gelding is opposite. I can take him out & he will calm but you take out his buddy he’ll kill him self trying to get to his buddy. He will not be left in a field with out his bff. Dangerous but I love him
Oh no
this is so hard to see, I'm upset for him
Yes the poor guy
Early pregnancy sucks the energy right out of you. And the holidays on top of that? I think you’re doing great.
Thank you.... yes first trimester is definitely tough