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Ebza

thanks for all the help...
I will talk to mum about getting a trainer out, coz she is gonna have to pay for it!
(the fun of being broke and too young for a job! )

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KC Quarter Horses

rearing is a lack of forward & she is probably starting it as an evasion. If she starts to rear bring her nose to your knee ....or that direction. Using a direct rein take your hand past your knee, so her head bends in that direction. Then disengage her hindquarters & then drive her forward. do this everytime she even thinks of it. If you get on top of it really quickly & are consistant with it, she will quickly understand its not the done thing

Ebza

Thanks KC!
I will give that a try when im next on her....
It is just a pain because she is a very sensitive horse - only takes voice/seat to get her to do anything really!
Thanks again everyone!

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Doc Martin

Get her teeth checked again. Sounds very suspicious... maybe get someone else to have a look. sometimes it just takes another look by someone different to spot a small problem.
MD

Trojane

I say get rid of her. I doubt it is a teeth thing. It sounds like her spontaneous response to frustration at being held back. She'll probably always have that tendency when things get tough - like others may throw in a (relatively) harmless buck - even after retraining. Falling on top of you is not worth the risk IMHO.

KC Quarter Horses

Get rid of her WHERE ??? selling a horse on with an issue is irresponsible, so if she was that bad you would retrain her or dog her.
IMO she is just starting this as an evasion to forward.....work with her & you will get her past it BEFORE it becomes entrenched.
Getting RID of her is not an option IMO

ilovemyhorse

if she only rears when you try to pull her back she may have teeth problems
that's what happend with ym horse everytime i pulled on the reins he would chuck his head back and be sillly and it was just his teeth

Ebza

To me getting rid of her is NOT an option!
Thankyou for your opinion tho Trojane....
She is my first horse and when I bought her she didnt have this problem....or i didnt realise it coz i never left the group.
I love this horse to bits and I am managing okay......
Abby (my horse) I think is mainly doing it out of fustration or because I wont let her keep up with others.
(I think a bit of both depending on whether or not we are riding with people)
As I said some of the things she is throwing at me have givin my confidence a wack but still I love her!
That is something I love about this horse - I am the type of person who gets bored easily and she keeps it entertaining! (still dont like the rears tho!)

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KC Quarter Horses

Good on you Ebza ....I have no doubts you will get her past this becaue you are committed to your horse. Work through it, as you can, with some help & you & she will be so much better for it.

Iron Horse Hill

Hi Ebza
Hang in there! I had a mare that was an absolute nutter. She was my second/third horse and I got her really cheap, (and after a while I realized why). She used to do the same as what you describe yours as doing.
My mare avoided any contact with the bit, but when she did make contact she would grasp it firmly between her teeth(so to speek) and bolt, or she would try putting her chin on her chest ???? and then she would rear. A small warning rear first and then a doozy for the finish. She would always rear when in company and was 'last' and when you asked her to do something she didn't want to do.
I had her checked over numerous times and tried numerous bits and contraptions people had suggested, (I was new to it all back then).
After two years of putting up with the crap, I ended up putting a hackamore on her and tada!....different horse.
I am not suggesting you do this, but I am suggesting it could be something simple. BUT please get a pro trainer to sort it out for you. I have seen a few people get "squashed by rearing horses and it aint pretty!!
Good luck and don't let your neddy get away with it for another day!
Cheers
Jo

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