Ok, here is a 2 for 1 questions. Our mustang was previously very good about being caught and about having his head and ears messed with. A few weeks ago, he and our mare were able to get into the neighbor's field (thanks neighbor) and came back covered in burrs. Our mare was a breeze to brush out, tho she is missing quite a bit of her mane and tail now, but our gelding was an absolute beast. We got most out of his mane but he won't let us work on his tail (hasn't kicked yet but he was thinking about it) and the worst is that he has burrs stuck in the hair inside his ears. Everytime you reach for the top of his head, he jerks his head up and pins his ears back, wide eyed, ready for a battle. Now, if he sees us walk out with the lead rope in hand, he bolts and will not come up to us. It is getting frustrating. We have only had him for a few months and he is not broke to ride but was very handleable and sweet until now. He still has burrs all over in his tail and ears and I am getting frustrated and he knows it. Oh and he is not a typical mustang. He is over 16 hands and looks more like a draft (wears a draft halter on that huge hard head of his). I am all of 5 ft tall and when he throws his head up, there isn't a whole lot I can do to reach his ears.

Any ideas? Darcy