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Post by rosemaryhannah on Jan 11, 2011 23:28:44 GMT 1
Mace used to be terrible with it. We just persevered - taking a companion away, putting companion back. I did stable him very securely for this, in a field he went berserk. In a stable, he just tried to climb out. Over time, he came to realise his companions came and went. He is particularly attached to Corrie (and when she came home to him after five years away, for a short time he was very very possessive of her - he had plainly never forgotten her) but now he can be left alone in a field and he stays calm. To get from lunatic in a stable, to calm in a field alone has taken years - but he got to calm in a stable in about 18 months. The essential thing is separate, put back, separate, put back, until the penny drops that the beloved will come back in the end. Think, child going to nursery. In the end they learn Mummy has not vanished for good.
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Post by giddyuplj on Jan 12, 2011 18:06:38 GMT 1
Hi all, I am studying this subject and currently working with a TB who has a bad case of separation anxiety. I have posted a questionnaire under the general horse talk section if anyone would like to take part. The main thing I have learnt so far is, as with all training, you need time and patience, ground-work is also a good idea to build the horses confidence.
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