Barn Sour Horse...

[Tralee]

If she is stuck like that I would recommend, if you have access to a round pen or fenced in arena, to do join-up with her. So she submits to you and then she may be more willing to listen to you aids and pay attention to you while you are riding. It is easier to get her submissive on the ground as you can push her more.

I feel you pain about the fly allergy, my mare is allergic as well and will break out in hives if she gets bitten. She wears a flysheet and fly mask whenever she is outside during the summer.

[areias]

Unforunately I don't have access to a round pen. I wish I did. I've tried in the arena, but the arena's just too huge. There is a smaller square paddock on the side of the barn, but it is attached, and there are open stalls without doors that I can't block off, and she goes in there and stays there.

Fly allergies are just horrible, I felt bad for her. I stayed pretty diligent about the fly mask and sheet, but sometimes the lady I board with forgot to put it on. It didn't help too much anyways. I think the holes are too big on the sheet. I had a fly "collar' on her, that seemed to help her face, but they just bit her on her body instead. I tried cortisone shots and stuff but it didn't help much.