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Ebza

hey guys...
Well thought I would see what everyone has to say.....
Lately My horse got into a bit of a habit of rearing when i ask her to stop or if I have too much contact on reins! It mainly happens if other horses are doing something or if im not letting her be infront of the ride or if i want to go one way and she wants to go the other....
Sometimes its all good we go a whole trail ride without any fuss, but once she has done one lil rear she keeps going and gets higher each time she goes up!
I am fine with the small rears - which is what our higher ones start off as.
But I am loosing confidence with the higher ones!
We had an accident when this habit started- She reared because I asked her to stand while my friends went over jumps so i could video them....I tried to turn her into a circle to get her down and she fell backwards and just missed me! She didnt rear for about a week after that but then started all over again! I dont want to try turning again because of this, I have tried kicking her on - only makes her go higher and I have tried hitting her on the head while shes up - only time this ever made a difference is when I got her really hard and made a nice big sound, she fell straight down and as soon as I asked her to move forward she went straight back up again!
Oh btw too much contact alot of the time means having them in a straight line with her mouth(not pulling-I ride with long reins)
Sorry im not very good at explaining!
Any advice on this topic would be great!
Thanks in advance

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BeccaBoo

I would get a good trainer out to help you fix the problem while its still relatively new. They'll be able to get her out of it before it becomes a huge problem. Dont try to fix it yourself.

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Ebza

ok then thanks for the quick reply!
It is mainly when we ride with other horses.....
Any ideas on a trainer for this (pm me)

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megs

have you got her teath done? got her back checked? sounds like she is hurting.

Ebza

hi
yes teeth were done a few weeks ago(she got 2 weeks off after that because i was injured) and just started riding again on the weekend. The problem has been going on since the easter weekend (that was the weekend she fell over herself) and she has had her back checked a few days after she had her teeth done. So no reason why she would be sore... I didnt notice anything this weekend either she was pretty b****y but she is in season(thanks to other horse bringing her in)

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tsararab

hi i would first of all acess every thing including her back and muscles along her neck and her poll these can all contribute bad behaviour, does she do this only in company or does she do it when you are leading her or just holding on to the lead when your friends are jumping or is it just when you are riding her,when you have acessed everything down the the line, maybe saddle her up but dont mount her and ask your friends to do what they normally do, and if she starts to rear then once her front feet touch the ground you run her back as fast as you can but you have to do it the moment her feet hit ground, because a rearer is and can be a very dangerous horse not saying your horse is but you want to nip in the bud know before it gets worse, this is only one way but i would defiantly have a trainer there when she does this so they can see first hand good luck with her i hope it goes well for you and your horse it is tough one to get through but only if you sort it now

Ebza

Thankyou!
I will double check everything next time im down... but i dont think she is in pain.....
She doesnt tend to rear when i am leading her, but then i have never lead her out in the open or with other horses doing anything.
she rears more when we are with other people, but then she does try to argue when i am riding on my own, which most of the time ends in rearing. i have never let her get away with it and she has always gotten a few smacks when she has done it...but she just doesnt learn!
Will definiatly give your ideas a try tsararab....
if anyone can pm me a name/number of trainer that could help that would be great! the only thing is she doesnt tend to do it in an arena more out on trails, so having a trainer to watch could be difficult.
Thanks for everything!

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Horsetalk

There are ppl advertising on stockies for retraining etc, give them a call.

Kimaley

Sounds like she won't accept the bit to me. My TB also doesn't accept the bit well, he is a lot better now when I am riding him thanks to Glennis but should I put the demon passoa on and well does he go up until I can get him forward. He doesn't care about the breaching so I know its not that, its only when he feels the pressure on his mouth. You need to work on getting her to accept the bit and contact.

Merrylegs

That is sounding very scary! I'd suggest getting one of the trainers advertising on here (I'd like to suggest Diablo Equine Services, Jayne Lavender or Geoff Sandell) to come and help you. Rearing is a very dangerous habit and you need to get a pro to get on top of it immediately before somebody gets seriously hurt.

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