I have a young spooky horse!
When training a young horse, you need to be confident and a positive rider.
If you are not, the horse will pick up on this and react even more.
The horse should be introduced to as many sights and sounds at an early age, in the stable and on home ground where they feel safe.
Get the horse customised to loud noise, radio blasting, the horn of a car, reving of an engine, dogs barking, people cheering and clapping and an alarm going off.
Familiarise them with as many scary items as you can. The umbrella, wheelie bins, black bin liners and plastic bags.
All of this training can be done at home without leaving the yard.
You can also introduce the horse to as many scary objects as you can think of to minimise the risk of a spooky ride.
For example balloons, foot ball, bike, hand held wind mill, reflective objects like a mirror made of card board and foil.
Let him experience as many noises and objects as possible before you attempt to ride on the road.
When you do, go out in the company of an older, sensible horse who will also inspire confidence in the young inexperienced horse.
There is no such thing as a bomproof horse.
No matter how good or quiet a horse is you could never guarantee that a horse would never spook or be startled by something.
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