Bad Pony!!?

Question

Okay so i have this pony and we went to a show exactly a week ago june 3rd and he was fairly good at the show for his first time away from the farm and he learned how to rear at the show and now when i ride him thats all he wants to do. and when i sit deep and blockhim with my reins asking him to stop he doesnt and i have had to jerk on the reins so he would stop and still when he does stop he rears and then i smack him with the crop and he bucks like crazy. then i free lunge him and tell him whos boss and he is still bad and i did crack him a few times on the but and now when i try to get on he takes off and same when i get off. Please help me i am very concerened and fed up with this. he is a 13hh welsh X arab pony and im thinking of switching his bit to a kimberwick right now it is a full cheek snaffle PLEASE HELP

he is in perfect health. at the show he reared cuz i was making him do something he didnt want to do he always wanted to stay at the gate and i made him go in a do the little 1 foot course

its not my riding because before the show he was an absolute angle and now after i think he is mad because i took him off the farm. before i was the ONLY person that was able to ride him and get him to listen and that stuff

Well its not that he is scared because he totally trusts me. i lead him around without a halter and ehe is a swetty but then when im on him hes like ahhhh... and we have 6 more shows this summer. my trainer said that when he rears break a egg on the poll of his head and it will make him feel like his brians are bleeding and that he hurt him self. and thankz for the anwsers but SOME we kinda rude

Answer 1

The first thing you should look into in any behavior-related problem is the horse's health. Has worming, vaccinations, teeth, feet and health been kept up to date? Is he fit?
The second thing you should look at is equipment. Does your horse's bridle and saddle fit properly? Your horse may be trying to evade the pain by rearing.
Lastly, consider the horse's training. Until you are 100% sure that your horse's poor health or ill-fitting equipment isn't causing his rearing, you should not try to train him to stop rearing, because it won't work.

Assuming your horse and equipment are fine, rearing is caused, most of the time, by pushing forward with legs and seat and pulling back with reins (so a heavier bit shouldn't help). Your foot is on the accelerator and brake at the same time. This is confusing your horse and there is no place to go but up. Give the horse his head when driving forward and the rearing will end immediately.

Now consider this: A horse cannot rear unless his weight has shifted back. The simple and immediate way to move the weight forward is to disengage the hind quarters. That pushes the horse onto the forehand. Disengagement is achieved by pulling the head to one side while pushing the hind quarters in the opposite direction. So pull on the right and drive the hind quarters with your right leg. Do this all on the ground first, then it will make perfect sense in the saddle.

In my opinion there are 2 behaviors that absolutely require the help of a professional ... rearing and kicking. They are dangerous and someone can get hurt. So even after all this advice, I would recommend you find a trainer suited to helping you and your pony through this problem.

Good luck and stay safe.

Answer 2

You may be causing your problems by asking him to show when he still needs, and you as well it seems from your reaction to his misbehaviour, schooling at home. Don't change the bit and if you do only for the less severe. It seems your hands are not ready to deal with a horse judging by your response.

Your horses misbehaviour may come from fright. When a horse behaves like that its because it feels like there is a predator on its back and he is in a scary environment away from the herd. An aggressive approach (i.e. showing who is boss or jerking the reins or hitting him with a crop) only confirms this. He's not being naughty. He may just be afraid of all the first time experiences. Your horse is probably scared of you as well due to the response he received.

Also everyone else is quite right, you don't want to pull the reins of a rearing horse because you can pull them backward right onto you. I've watched a little girl at a show do this once when I was a child. Doing so caused the horse fall backward and it cracked its skull and died instantly. Good luck in the future, it sounds like you have a wonderful pony who just needs a gentle hand as well as some schooling.

Answer 3

Before you change the bit, you need to find out why he's acting this way. If he's been going fine in a full cheek, changing to a kimberwicke will be nothing but punishment. Sounds like he had some kind of traumatic experience at the show that's causing his current behavior. Try to determine what caused him to rear at the show - what series of events led to the rearing at the show (and at home). Usually when a horse changes his behavior this quickly, he's trying to tell you something such as something scared him or he's hurt.

Also, correcting a rear with your reins will only cause him to rear more. You need to loosen your hold on the reins at that point and get him going forward. Sounds like you need to go back to basics until he's comfortable again.

Answer 4

do you comprehend in case your pony has had adventure lunging until eventually now? He could desire to be very puzzled and in all probability annoying by potential of the hot adventure if he has no longer found out the thank you to lunge until eventually now. Or he could have in basic terms found out that the least difficult thank you to sidestep the artwork is up and over the fence. regardless of the undeniable fact that he actually isn't being out of any malicious motive, his habit, as you describe it does sound risky. it may be smart to place off the lunging for a mutually as until eventually you are able to save sufficient money for some instructions with a horse coach. there are a great form of countless issues that could desire to be inflicting this habit that in basic terms finding at books or DVDs will in all probability no longer decrease it.

Answer 5

it's your fault that your horse is acting like this. YOu've got him all scared and he's not sure what your asking him to do. First you make him rear. NOw your telling him to stop. So now he's scared of you and he's eager to get away from you so when you get on he wants to run away from you and when you get off he wants to get away from you. The only way to get things back on track is to start all over like you had just bought him because he doesnt' trust you anymore.

Answer 6

All these answers are good. But if you find yourself stuck & nothing is working...... Water balloons over the head when he does it!!!! It works!!!! I have had to do it to a few horses that I had to break! He will think he is bleeding. Hope it helps!!! I would do this befor you change his bit. If you have been riding in this bit befor he started, then it may have nothing to do with the bit. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 7

He's not mad because you took him off the farm, he's a horse and he's acting like one. He has learned a way to avoid being ridden and worked, so of course he's going to try his new tactic every time.

I'd go to a trainer, he needs some untraining, and you need some retraining to get around this issue.

Answer 8

you dont wanna beat him up!!! bad idea with the jerking on the bit....
so instead when he rears up try and sit it (dont fall off) and then pull him in circles and circles and WAY more circles just at a walk nice and tight
dont hit him with the crop when he bucks, use your fist (he will notice the difference one means dont buck and one means run full tilt)
if u cant handle it find a trainer who can
good luck!

Answer 9

if he is very bad lunge him for 15 minutes just keep riding him letting him know you can rear as much as you want i still won't get off......when you get off that lets him know if he rears it means you will get off so he doesn't have to work hard.ride him hard and let him know who's boss!!!!!!!!you just have to cool him out VERY VERY VERY good and give him a nice shower with water!!!!!graze him while hes drying just don't give him any grain until you know is COOL

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good luck

o and defiantly change his bit a snaffle is about the softest bit

Answer 10

Yes, change the bit, and first make sure he's calm when you go to mount, have someone hold the bridle, and lead him around for a bit. If he walks fine, give him some sugar or a piece of carrot. Sounds like he responds badly to force, bribery might work better.