Question # 185: I have a youngster (5 year old) who is a little ADD. He'll be fine until something snaps, and then he simply loses his brain. Sometimes it's due to over-stimulation, and other times he's just DONE...
We've tried getting him to listen to legs, reins, etc. when this happens to give him something else to think about, but his brain is simply gone. Is there anything that you can think of to help get him back? And is this something he's likely to mature/grow out of? (I hope!) (Becky)
Hi Becky!
Young horses sure are fun, aren't they?? Many horses (especially TBs) seem to have a line that they cross sometimes... where they sort of "shut down". And when they cross that line they either become completely irrational, or they close themselves off and become unresponsive. Every horse is different in what works to help them cross back over that line, but what has worked the most for me (and I had a horse that did that a lot!) was to... (Click on Question Title above (in blue) to read full answer)
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