Hi everyone,
Does anyone else have a horse that rears to get their own way or when they are very stressed? Mine rears when she naps on hacks, which is bad but at least I can comfortably stay on and not get hurt, along with training her not to slowly but surely. She also rears in hand which is the main problem - if it's at all windy or if she wants to protest against me taking her a certian direction (ie towards her hated field...)
Unfortunately she is in a very difficult situation whereby she is being turned out into a field that has scary woods along 2 of its 3 sides, and by herself. She is turned out there because she USED to kick other horses in the field, but is now upset with her isolated life. I am, of course, desperately looking for another yard to move her to, but until then I have to somehow cope with a stressed, 15hh cob mare who rears...There isn't even another field available for me to move her to - when next to some geldings she jumped in with them (and looked so HAPPY, I must add) so now she has to be in a field that has a gap between it and the next field.
Please help if you can - recommended yards near Amersham (Bucks) also greatfully recieved.
Thank you!
xxx Nina xxx
Does anyone else have a horse that rears to get their own way or when they are very stressed? Mine rears when she naps on hacks, which is bad but at least I can comfortably stay on and not get hurt, along with training her not to slowly but surely. She also rears in hand which is the main problem - if it's at all windy or if she wants to protest against me taking her a certian direction (ie towards her hated field...)
Unfortunately she is in a very difficult situation whereby she is being turned out into a field that has scary woods along 2 of its 3 sides, and by herself. She is turned out there because she USED to kick other horses in the field, but is now upset with her isolated life. I am, of course, desperately looking for another yard to move her to, but until then I have to somehow cope with a stressed, 15hh cob mare who rears...There isn't even another field available for me to move her to - when next to some geldings she jumped in with them (and looked so HAPPY, I must add) so now she has to be in a field that has a gap between it and the next field.
Please help if you can - recommended yards near Amersham (Bucks) also greatfully recieved.
Thank you!
xxx Nina xxx