I had one of the kids at my barn always tailgate everyone when we went
out on a trail with a group, and no matter how many times you politely asked
her not to do this, she would back off for a few minutes then go right back to
it. None of my horses are kickers, but they would become so irritated
with the tailgating after a while that I was afraid they might start
kicking. So, I had an idea, and it worked great ! I
found the strongest, worst smelling perfume I could find (you know,
the cheap stuff), and just before our next trail ride, I sprayed the
offending perfume all over my horses rump and tail. We smelled like
a you-know-what house, but as soon as the tailgater (sorry, I'm from
Florida) got a good wiff , he did one of those lip curls, snorted and
sneezed a few times, and then got the hell away from us! I
only had to do this a few times and the tailgater was trained to stay away
from us. Come to think of it, everyone gave us a lot of
room.....hmmmmm.
