[CindyDawg]

I knew better:') If I'm calm, Okie is fine. When I get rattled he gets stuborn. I should know by now that my husband and I can't fuss around him. We made up, I went back and he did what he was supposed to. Of course none of my audience around. I bet I had 5 poeple come up yesterday while I was working with him (not the group of women) to pet him and give him him "poor Okie, what's the matter boy, good boy" Well he wasn't being a good boy and I needed him to focus but as soon as I would sho one away here come another. I even had one wanting to examine his war wounds! I know they all like him but it was too much.

[Beaker]

That's the problem with boarding at places where people are too nosey for their own good. A lot of horses are sensitve to people's states of being, if you will, and react the way that Okie does. And some just plain old react, no matter how calm you are. :-)
And don't be afraid to tell people to back off. They really should have the sense to leave you alone. When you run into situations like that, he needs to focus completely on you, and having other people around just adds distraction and confusion.
War wounds?