Hi

Thanks for the reply.

He doesn't always stop in the same place. Mostly at the moment he is doing it before we have even left the yard. I get on (which until recently was a bit tricky but we have that sorted now) and then he just stands there. So not sure if it's that he doesnt want to leave his friends but this is new, only in the last few weeks. The people who own the yard have led him down the drive a couple of times but I've asked them not to now as it might become a habit.

We don't always ride out on our own, sometimes we have company and he is ok then. But it's not always possible to have someone with me.

He jumps at all sorts of things, bikes, joggers, a door slamming, cows on the other side of the hedge. I don't usually have any warning and he spins round and tries to run away. I can stop him from running now but the spinning always takes me by surprise.

We do have a close bond and he seems to trust me, he will walk past lorries and tractors with no problem. He has a very nice nature, no nastiness in him.

It's so frustrating because he has been going so well. My friend says it's a teenage thing and he's just messing me around.

His feet are fine, the farrier came a couple of weeks ago. I might get the saddle checked but we've only had it since April and it was professionally fitted.