Okay Lori, since it's confession time, Twist is also quite barn sour, a first for me - ever.
He will leave the farm with another horse, but puts up quite a struggle if he's by himself. When I first started riding him, he was down right dangerous when going back to the barn, but he has calmed down about that. I didn't "do" anything, except relax and do little corrections when he started to get very foolish. As for fixing it, when my daughter owned Twist, she read an article that suggested making going out very VERY pleasant and making arriving back at the barn less pleasant. The writer suggested bringing the horse back and tying him up for an hour or so, the suggestion being that he wouldn't be real excited about getting home. I have not done this. Twist has had a tough life. He doesn't need any more bad stuff happening to him. I rode with a girl recently who said they haul out so that their barn sour horses aren't a problem. I did think about planting a treat half way up a trail for Twist to discover. The writer of the article suggested stopping and grazing and resting in the shade and petting ... anything to make being away from the barn attractive. Nancy
