I took my horse out on the trails today for the first time in years. I have had her for 7 years and she's been honest and sincere every day. The horse we were with decided we were not heading home fast enough, dumped his rider and took off. My horse thought that was a great idea and took off after him at a full tilt. I tried circling with no success. I finally talked her into letting me get off. I will definately use a stronger bit next time. I am so excited to get out of the ring for a change, but I cannot handle this much excitement. So any suggestions? Everyone is fine by the way.
2006-12-24 05:52:41 · 13 answers · asked by drubanese92 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Please say you will take J_smoocha 's advice and work with a voice command in a safe arena. The other so called answers frighten me more than a runaway horse does.
A snaffle bit when used correctly can be quite a "strong "bit,and tiring a horse out before a ride just warms her up and eventually conditions her to be even more energetic as she gets in better shape.
Since bolting is a pretty normal trail experience, work on getting a solid halt down before going back to the trails. If she is already a honest sincere mare and just responding to the other horse when it misbehaved,then you have little to worry about as long as your not riding with that person again until they school their horse. Not your fault,and probably a one-off thing.
Glad to hear you and everyone is fine! Good luck on another 7 years of enjoyable riding and more!
2006-12-26 06:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Zair 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to teach her a certain stop cue like woah or halt (your can make up your own word as long as it's easy for the horse to remember like a one or two syllable word). Work on this in the ring a few times before trying the trails again. say your cue then make her stop praising her every time she obeys. I've had this problem too and a stronger bit does help a little but I've found that my horse responds much better to my voice. Good luck!
2006-12-26 05:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a harsher bit if she will usually respond fine to the one you have now. What you need is to teach her that she can't always follow the croud. If she is even a little bit herd bound then fixing that problem should help. If not you just need to take control of her when she tries to run. You may not think there was a way to stop her that day, but there was. There could've been something else to catch her eye or someway that you could draw her attention from that other horse to you. To solve this problem, you need to find what she either needs to work on (examples: turning left/right giving her head or yeilding hind quarters) or something that she likes to do (examples: side passing turning or backing)
2006-12-25 12:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start up a barn trail ride. Make a note on a flyer that only 'calm, experienced trail horses can come' If you get 5 or 6 that can come, that are calm if only one horse takes off the rest will stay behind. Have an experienced horse lead and one follow. Make sure you relax as well. If the horse feels you being tense, he will get more nervous.
2006-12-24 11:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by hey_its_from_clare 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have a quarter horse mare who's previous owner used to gallop her back to the barn. It took me months to get her to not bolt the second we crossed through the line of trees into our own field. Tried everything from a double twist, to circling, getting off and walking her back, carrying a crop, and having my friend walk her horse right in front of mine on the narrow trail. Nothing worked. She tried to run over my friend's draft pushing him in the rear until he finally got upset and tried to kick.
The only thing that worked for me was to work her really good in the arena prior to going out on the trail. She also calmed a little bit once she got to know me and that I wasn't going to let her get away with it. She never did walk calmly back though. The best result I got out of her was a prancing type of fast walk.
Good luck.
2006-12-24 06:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by KJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not much u can do once he gets the bit in his teeth.
mine did that to me once and he took right thru a barbed wire fence,ripped my pants but he was fine.
if turning in a circle doesn't work u just have to hope he slows down on his own.
how did u talk her into letting u off just out of curiosity.
2006-12-24 05:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to take longer rides or tire her out before you get to close to home, that time it wasn't really her fault because horses hate to be left behind, i have heard if they start running and dont want to stop if you make them keep running until after they want to stop they wont try it again
good luck
2006-12-24 06:00:21 · answer #7 · answered by chickeng1rl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cousins horse did that and bucked her off. Becareful and keep the two horses away from one another and make sure you spend equal time walking each horse. Keep them far apart if you can
2006-12-24 06:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by Miss Amyy____x3 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Work with her more.
2006-12-25 15:27:19 · answer #9 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have to get ahold of her head and do the one rein emergency stop-
2006-12-25 03:10:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋