He is a 12 yr. old Paint Horse and he is one of my favorite horses to ride because he will do anything you ask, but when it is time to ride home or back to the trailer he wants to run. But when you dont let him he rears up.
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I have the same problem with one of my horses but just to let you know a tie down isn't going to stop your horse from rearing it jsut keeps them from going as high. WHenever you feel that he is getting ready to make a break for it turn him in a circle. take a different way to the barn than what you normally would. HOpe this helps.
does he eat alot of high energy grain? Before riding you shouldn't give him any or very little grain after you ride you can give him his full serving. Grain(the sweet kind), has electrolytes in it and that meens that energy is going to literaly pump through the horse's body. So you can either cut down on high energy grain or just don't feed him much before you ride and then after feed him.
Well - I have encountered this many times. There are many ways to deal with this. 1- easy way - get your vet to give you metered doses of ace promezine - like vallium for horses. I don't like this option. I only use it if an owner would sell the horse for glue otherwise. (Many race-horse trainers use this method to break their horses.) Option 2 - Best way - hire a competent (by competent I mean has references, you have seen him / her work , you like them and feel comfortable) trainer that specializes in natural horsmanship. Have them teach your horse and then teach you how to manage this behavior. I taught my rearer not to by teaching her to bow on rides home for a treat. She is really food driven so this worked well, I am not sure what gets your horse so worked up so I couldn't give you anything specific. Option 3 - go to natural horsemanship classes and learn from other owners who have similar problems then work on your horse when you have all the time you need. (This works if you know what you are ding and the budget cannot support a trainer.) Good luck and it can get better. Please try option 2 or 3 - I only suggested option 1 because of a recent tragic accident at our barn. Good Luck!
Most horses like to get back home faster than the way out. They know that a nice place is waiting for them or very thursty or want to eat. The best way to awoid it to find a different way to go home, I guess it is not easy. I have no idea why he rears, he may be sensitive in his mouth.
I hope someone gives you a better answer. :)
Try this: Walk around alot before you go to the trailer, or, trot with him to it but don't let him go any faster.
I would try a differnt bit.The bit cold be the cause of the prob.
Any horse that needs a contraption to prevent a dangerous behavior is not a safe horse to be around or on.
Sound's like you and your equine need a lot of retraining and maybe sending him of to a pro would be the best and SAFEST thing for you to do.
Your equine clearly has no respect for you if he's always trying to run through your hands. If you don't want to send him off then here are some quick fixes. But ultimately you need to get back to ground schooling and the basics with him to gain trust and respect.
1. When heading back to your barn or trailer don't get nervous or excited, your horse feels this and he'll get excited too.
2. When he goes to pull forward away from you, turn his head to one side and disengage his hindquarters. Make him circle a few times and then start towards home again. Repeat this until he is no longer rushing you and trying to pull through your hands.
3. Try and trip your equine up a little by getting his mind off going home. Make him weave patterns or circle around objects. Make him concentrate on his feet and your task rather than the meal or rest waiting in the barn or trailer.
4. Lastly, keep safe. If your horse isn't safe in open spaces, ride him in an arena until you gain his respect.
I agree 100% with Silvaspurranch
you might want to try getting off and hand walking him to wherever you're going. each time get off a little later. this might help him stop anticipating the ride home.
Silvaspurranch has yet another excellent answer. You might also want to make getting home not as much of a happy experience for him. Rather than putting him away (or letting him loose) right when you get home, if you have an arena go work him for a little while. Lope some circles, trot and do things that ask him to pay attention to you. When you have his attention, take him back out just a short way and try again. You have to be ready to spend some time on it. You may have to do this more than once or twice each time you ride. The hope is that he will eventually learn that being home is about the same as being out, and he won't want to hurry.
I'd like to reiterate about the danger involved in a horse that will rear, how going back to the basics works, and how a tie down is not a solution, and how having someone experienced work with you and your horse can help..
Good luck with your problem.
DONT RIDE HER THEN DUUHH
Horses are "home bodied". It is very common in horses. My youngest gelding does it as well.
It is fixed by behavior modification/training and consistancy on not allowing him to.
It is not wise to place a tie down on a potential rearing horse. (I have a rearing horse, so I know this from experience). If a horse rears up at a high angle with the neck tucked in, the horse is more prone to loose balance and either go all the way back or on the side. (I learned my lesson).
Best thing is to do is keep the horse moving forward while rearing. Then turn the horse around and walk another direction. Not allow the horse to feel their behavior will be treated by going to the place they are excited to go to.
My horse likes to prance and gets upset (begins to paw, shake his head up and down etc) I just turn him back around and I begin to gather up our behavior. Once he is calm down, I try it again. When I ride in groups and he is a the end, he gets realy upset as other horses are faster pace than he is. So, that doesn't help. I try to keep him in the middle and the advance to the back as he needs to get used to it.
Once you get near to the trailer, take him back out again. Don't reward him for the place he wants to run to.
I can't believe no one has called this -a classic barn sour horse! Silvaspurranch and horsecleaners have good solutions, as does Mutchkin. A tie down only gives him one more thing to fight, and does not keep him from running off, or rearing.
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