Crescent Moon

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Originally Posted by Riot

Never tried it myself with a particular horse, but quite a few have reported success using 3-5 sessions on an underwater treadmill to help train fretful or worried horses to better tolerate the confinement of a gate (with handlers looming, etc). Same confinement, but different, more relaxing situation. Something to consider if you have one readily available locally.

Thanks for the input, Riot. Not sure its the confinement that bothers him because half the time in the morning he walks in fine, stands fine, breaks fine. But sometimes he won't go in, or tries to sit down like a dog or worse be a gentleman going in and standing, then make a right turn when he breaks. We think he might be half a goofball who just has no idea what he's doing....and he will eventually learn the game.