That's pretty much what I was thinking. Just make the next couple of times pleasant and easy.
Always something tho.....
I've never had a horse act scared after it dumped me. Made me feel more bad for him them me.
Becky
Well, I've seen people come off and beat the crap out of the horse... out of fear and loss of temper. Sometimes the horse was actually acting up to bring it on, but it's often counterproductive to just take their anger out on him. They're just punishing the horse for letting himself be caught again.
He's a good horse, and he just didn't understand what happened, probably thought he might be in trouble.
Any way to run the barrels in a different order, or move the barrels so it ~isn't~ the same spot of ground? Or just lope through and around the area on random paths without mishap. You never know which things are keyed in his mind that brought it on, and you could just change a few variables and see if it helps. Perhaps also work with him getting your foot in and out of stirrups in a controlled environment so that doesn't surprise him.