Mine are both good with stuff around their feet...after seeing a really nasty accident at a show, when a horse got a longe line around an ankle and flipped over, I've trained mine to stand when tangled. They've had ropes, hoses, whatever I can think of around their legs, and they just stand for it. They're both older than 3, but both are pretty sensible and low-key. Domino wouldn't run anywhere if there was grass, anyway! (I'm not even kidding. A little kid bounced off him once, he walked two steps and started eating, and the hardest part was getting his head back up. Ponies.)