2 issues that need sorting .. Rearing and jumping.

[5horses2dogsandacat]

Ill start with the jumping as I do think I have an action plan... What happens we approach a jump, having good impulsion going up my mare will stutter and lose confidence. I keep my leg on right up to the jump and dont give my hands away. Im thinking lots of pole work building to a small X at the end of poles and building up to getting her going over grids and also working on our canter impulsion when schooling... Anybody think of anything else I could do?


Now this is a far tricker one.. Had my mare since 11 months. She was a youngster from hell, she would bite, charge at you in the field and corner you or if you went to jump on a fence out the way she would stop turn and kick you.. had my shins kicked in a few times when I got caught out! She was a pretty awful rearer too, I couldnt lead her do anything really, and it wasnt a little rear, im talking full out rearing, striking out and going for blood rears..

Anyway.. She's now 7 and I dont like to blow my own trumpet, but being on my own with no help and being the first youngster I'd ever broken have got her into a very quiet, lovely I would even say a first horse type Apart from one teeny-weeney problem.... If I fall out hacking, or get off to say; lead across a small bridge, I will end up walking home. She wil revert to her rearing, not nasty but will put the front legs out so you have to get out the way sharpish, then she will play a god damn game with me, she'll let me get almost to getting hold of the reins, sometimes I even get hold of the reins, soon as I go to get on she'll swing her ass round or rear. This will continue, sometimes me chasing her up and down a field till she decides shes bored and heads back home... Frustration doesnt cover it!! lol

Any tips? Pretty stumped. Bear in mind, its just me and I dont have a trainer or anyone really to help.

Thanks for any advice

 

[Dizzydancer]

my first thoughts are get a trainer in. Secondly do loads of groundwork. i am now a monty roberts dually convert. my exracer wouldnt let me mount unless someone held him, after lots of join up gorund work etc i have now got to the point where i am mounting from all different places just to see what he does, so far he is pretty relaxed about the situation and just stands there. He did used to swing his arse away and just look at me and then as soon as foot in stirrup he would shoot off broncing.
She seems to have little respect for you when in a new area. try long reining her around her field/out on roads and get her respect in different areas. Try nto to get angry with her.
The jumping sounds a sensible plan but again a trainer for this may help, it sounds like she is lacking confidence in this area so ahving someone on the ground to give you an idea of what happens when she actually starts to back away.
Good luck

 

[be positive]

With the jumping you are on the right lines, have a row of trot poles to a x keep your legs on to hold her into it and build up to small grids, keep the jumps small enough so she can jump out of trot until she is confidently taking you into them.

I find it helps to trot in and if they land in canter to keep cantering, then work the canter for a short while, bring back to trot and jump again. This encourages them forward but not rushing and gives them time to look at the jump and they are less likely to lose confidence.

The rearing is interesting behaviour, have you tried a standing martingale to stop her getting her head so high or carrying a long rope so that if you have to get off you could clip it on her bridle rather than holding the reins. Not sure what to suggest other than some ground work to help get her respect in different situations.
You have obviously done well with her and she is still growing up and may get out of this in time.