This is new boy Woody, a New Forest pony with a vaguely Lusitano look about him. He's a nice pony with lovely manners. However he has not been too keen on having his feet picked up by the farrier so we did some work on that using desensitisation techniques and I have suggested that he have his back checked just in case there is a physical element. When I moved on to the second desensitisation technique, otherwise known as chasing things, Woody thought this was fantastic fun. Makes you wonder if the instinct to drift other ponies has made it in to their evolution.
