Hi, as some of you know, from me previously banging on about it, I have had my horse for 6 months or so now. He is mostly lovely, but he does have some issues.
When I first got him he would not stand to be mounted, to start with he would canter off if there was no one holding him when I got on. He has got a lot better, to the point where he will now stand quietly at a mounting block, without anyone holding him, and let me get on, so far so good.
Today however I managed to fall off yet again, while having a jumping lesson. The fall itself was just one of those things, horse stopped, I didn't, but he was absolutely terrified when I tried to get back on. It took me about 15 minutes to calm him down enough for me to get on, and he was shaking, he was so scared.
From his reaction I suspect something has happened to him in the past, when being mounted, which he has not forgotten. My instructor suggested aromatherapy could help him with this, so my question is has anyone tried this, and does it actually work?
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Has anyone tried aromatherapy for horses? Does it work?
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N0tinmylife · 03/12/2012 11:52
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