Step one has been taken!! I’ve never been so embarrassed. I admitted today to my new farrier (side note, I found a good one, so postponing ‘learn how to trim’) that the young horse has found my number and I need outside help in turning this around before his three year old antics lead to a problem. And a problem with a 17 hand, 1800 lb, smart, athletic draft horse is not what I want. So hopefully, if all things work out, Sunny is going off to school for a month in the late spring with the farrier who mostly breeds and trains drafts. Sunny ground drives fine, but I can’t safely hitch him, and I know it, and the problem is He knows it…and his ability to get away with being impolite is creeping into every aspect of a formerly well behaved horse.
So, I ate the proverbial crow and asked for help. Can’t believe I managed to admit it. Not at all in my style. I just don’t do that. It took my husband back a bit. He believes my horse skills are perfect, and I had not talked it over with him ahead of time. I didn’t want his confidence in me giving me an excuse to weasel out of admitting the problem. But, he will get over it.
That crow was more like Pheasant Under Glass.
SMART of you to recognize a different skillset may be more benefit to both you & young horse. 
Here’s hoping Mr Too Big for His Breeching (pun!) comes back with a brand new attitude.
Can you visit at the end of his boot camp session & get some tips from the guy in charge of manners, along with hitching & driving your guy yourself?
The really lucky thing is that he is only a few towns away and he would be willing to give me pointers as well going forward. In fact the trimming session also involved that today. We haven’t discussed the details yet, it is still only a possible option, depends on two horses he has being sold down at one of the spring sales and creating the space. But, I think it will go forward. I hope so. Having admitted the issue, I want to deal with it!
I like the pun!
He has the space for you.
Friend with 3rd generation experience just sold a Belgian he’d gotten to be part of the 4 he wants to show.
19H & 10yo knew his size & how to use it.
Even though horse had been used as a Wheeler in a show hitch (6 & even a Pickax 10) he was too much horse for my friend.
Getting your guy straightened out so young should end up better 
That makes me feel better!
