I am thinking of a e-collar for Harley.
He is still on a drag line but has figured out that "GOD" need to move before a correction happen.

The cats and horse poop are on the :don't even think about it" list. So I see him with the intention of chasing or eating and he gets a correction. That seem to work.
When he is close to me and my timing is right just a firm NO works, but he will soon go back at it.
I have given correction hard enough to make him yelp, once he went flying a 180 spin as he was after the cat and a step on the line after he had a few steps done. I am afraid to hurt him when I use those hard correction.

I know that he knows. He will now keep an eye on me when he is about to do the bad stuff. The cat issue is more undercontrol.
But the poop he will now sneak and run. He will get this I know I am in trouble look, head and tail low. Then snatch a poop and run. I have taken poop out of his mouth.

He seem to watch me, so he can sneak one by. He only do it on his free but supervise time. I think that he play chest better than me.

If I move he turns around like nothing not thinking of that. Then he gets back to it.

So I think that If "GOD" could act with out having to make a move in his direction that could help.

Does this make any sense?
Is he that minded on poop that he is willing to get a hard correction to have it?

Today He jumped over the wheelbarel when I grab the line. He went flying so did the wheelbarel. He is ok but scream like hell. He went back at it after a minute!

He'll ignore the e-collar corrections too.

He's bored.

How much work/exercise is this guy getting? Honestly?

I understand he is able to follow you around the barn, etc... but something tells me he isn't getting worn out first thing in the AM and again... and again if needed.

It does sound like he is bored with too much energy. A dog who has been exercised enough and has worn off his energy is going to be more apt to lie there and watch you mucking stalls than he is going to be fixated on eating horse poo.

How old is he?

Ariane, I hope I didn't come across as jumping on you, because that was NOT my intention. I have found that my dog is far more easy to live with when he gets enough exercise/work/play. Doesn't mean he can't still be an idiot from time to time (gets it from his father's side of the family ) but he is far easier to live with (he's 2.5 yrs.)

With that said, when we are out working in the yard on the weekends we'll put him on a long line near us. This allows us to split/burn wood without having to keep an eye on him or worry that he'll get to close to something dangerous, and he is right there with us enjoying the fresh air and not getting into trouble. (I do NOT advocate tying a dog out at any time by himself - just to be clear).

Soooo, if you know he is getting enough exercise but is just being a 2 year old pain in the butt, that is an option.

Have you worked on training/rewarding him for the "leave it" command, starting on less enticing items than horse poo? I'd start inside on lower value items and get a good solid response on that, then start working up toward his ignoring the really yummy dung.

Hope that helps.

Agree!!

Missy will hang out with me while I work. She is 12. Kipp is getting to where he will hang out with me while I work. He is 6. Kenzi is 2 most definitely does NOT just hang out.

Can you keep a crate in the barn so he's got a place where he can safely hang out while you work?

Here we go Harley is 14mo and Dexter is 19 mo.
Dexter just want to hang out. He will sleep and complain about too much activity. He is happy to come for an hour walk/run in the wood but not much more. I force him to come for more but get whining.

Harley gets to move more. He tag along with me while I feed the horses, then we have 30 min walk and play. Todday was the first time outside.
Then he hang out for the box cleaning, He is still on leash following me for turn out. After that we do some training and play, Dexter comes for that, sometimes if it is warm he sleep all morning in the barn.

By that time it is about 11:00, crate time till 1:00.
At 1:00 it is our walk run in the wood or intence play when it is not possible to go out in the wood.

After the horses are in he has one more leash walk 30 min then some evening play when I close the barn.

Now we are going out to teach. On leash, he will stay at my feet for 45 min. it is almost 7:00pm

Put him to work doing something that helps you with your work.

If I had a job like you, my dog would be like my little mule.

Might as well put all that energy to use.

one of my previous dog use to turn out/in the horses and pull the feed cart.

I would not trust Harley near the feed cart and he is not confident enough to stay close to horses yet. He will walk with the horse line in his mouth but with me between. He runs away and turn around if he is close to the horse. He is only doing that at the moment with my deadly calm horses and he has to be put away when the stud comes out for safty reason.

I just can't think of some task for him. Stuff is too heavy or too big for him. He can't drag the ring or carry tools.

I wish he could muck the barn or sweep the ally or run the snowblower or lawntractor. Wishfull thinking!
Could he do the dishes, I hate doing that.

I wanted to get in some ring sport but realize that I don't have the time to go there.

I totally enjoy doing stuff with him. He sat on the mounting block with me tonight while I teach. As long as he is on leash he can stay in one place. Dexter slept at my feet. Then we play and did some ob. Now he is sleeping, but if I get up as just say lets go... I bet you he will be at the door before me!

You do more than most people on this site with your dog, excellent. It's all about obedience. Do more obedience with your dog and then expose him to distractions, not before. It would annoy me to have a dog on a long line all the time. Sounds like a fun dog that needs obedience.