u/Heyitsbelle24

I’ve had a lot of anxiety after this incident that happened two days ago with my horse. I have only had him since March might I add.

I had a riding lesson with my trainer and my horse in our indoor ring. We are in the Midwest and it is summer time. I had fly sprayed him a ton before our lesson. We were inside so I didn’t think the flies were bad, and didn’t really notice them visually when I led him into the ring initially.
It started off pretty normal although he was a little more antsy than usual which should have tipped me off that it was going to escalate. He was more forward than he usually is- eager to avoid flies. At the end of our lesson, during cool out (he was very sweaty so that didn’t help) he lost his mind. He started spinning and bucking and would not stand for me to dismount. Our trainer had to lead us to the gate and I had to emergency dismount because he was either going to flip over or lay down.

This was the first time this reaction has occurred, I know some horses are more sensitive to flies and it was not his fault. It’s just so difficult in the summertime to avoid riding him and getting him out for exercise. I tried riding him in our outdoor ring yesterday and he was antsy (though I did not let it escalate) so I ended our ride when we started to move into a trot .
Any suggestions? I’m so fearful of this happening again. I definitely am keeping a closer eye on flies but we can’t avoid under saddle work. I don’t think outdoor or indoor makes a difference.

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To add:
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