how do I help horse to get over fear of bicycles

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Permalink Reply by Tom Bridgman on March 13, 2010 at 8:09am

Would seem you are just going to have to expose her to it until she get used to it. If you can try just leaving it in her stall with her. or placing it somewhere where she can always see it just sitting still. After there i no reaction from this try starting out with someone just sitting on it a lot while she is around then progress to someone riding it in short bursts until she is over it.

Permalink Reply by Frances Tufts on March 13, 2010 at 7:26pm

Thanks Tom.
The young girl who helps us with chores has a bike and i have asked her to ride it to the farm. I will try to have her ride it while I am leading Hailey and then maybe try to lead Hailey from the bike myself. The I will have her ride it while I have her hitched in a safe place and see what happens.
Other than that , she is such a great driving horse! safe on the road, great around spooky things like garbage cans and dogs and laundry on the line, trucks and buses.
She is not keen on going through water although she was certainly trained to drive through it. Will keep everyone posted.