He was fine if he was walking WITH the lines, but the second he had to cross a drag line, it was no go. And he was legitimately scared. So I got him walking forward with the lines and then picked up the trot. He was fine trotting and cantering across everything, but the second we walked, it was a full scale melt-down again. Luckily, there were people at the barn and I was able to get a lead across the footing - and we ended walking on a loose rein, with him choosing to step over things (you could literally feel him stop, then gather himself and march firmly across the scary thing). He's also "funny" about poles with stripes on them, but has been walking over those as well - but any deep furrow, stripe or mark in the ground is bad news bears. He'll get better as he trusts me, and trusts himself... and as I don't make a big deal over the ruckus we ended on that super good note. But geez, what a quirk to have, poor baby - freshly dragged rings are my favorite, but to him, they spell the pits of hell!
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Any odd quirks in your guys? And how did you overcome them?