RoperAB
Rancher
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Posts: 1435
Location: Alberta
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 Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Rearing horse help |
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| I have a 9ish y/o QH whose been abused, by I'm guessing a guy wearing a hat, and i'm having a couple of issues with him. I've managed to fix a lot of them, but I'm not experienced enough to even know where to begin. Everytime I go to take Wyatt on a trail ride alone he's okay for the first 15 mins, and then we get to the creek and he starts rearing and I can't get him to stop. The last time we left he reared up and landed on top of me and its getting really dangerous. I don't have a problem going on a trail ride with my sister, but sometimes I like to go out and just ride around watching the scenery with out her yapping a mile a minute if you have any advice let me know thanks. Geri |
How is the horse in other ways?
How is his ground manners on line?
Do you know what I mean by being braced?
How much control do you have of his hind quarters?
How are his leads? Do you have any trouble picking up either lead? Does the horse drop his shoulder loping circles in either lead?
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Brad S
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Joined: 15 Feb 2005
Posts: 1116
Location: west of Soapweed
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I'm guesing you have a spoiled 9 year old tat has found a way to cheat you. Problem is he's found the best way -dangerous and hard to cure. I'm pretty hard on counterfits, and rearing is way counterfit. On an aged horse - one that knows better - I'd set him up and try to pull him over (step over to 1 stirrup) then I'd sit on his head til he was wondering if he was ever getting up. When he did get up I'd try to set him up again.
He might need a good trading off, as evidenced by his brands.
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