Arniebear
Well-Known Member
my 8 yr old is generally being a knob atm 
his newest trick is to rear when ever im mounted and ask him to stand 
so when at road junctions on a hack he rears, or if ive asked him to stand so i can tighten girth, change stirrups or wait for someone else to mount he rears or spins basically hes refusing to standstill!
ive had saddle, teeth, and back all checked and all fine, he is just generally being obnoxious. he isnt going verticle just mini rears but obviously i want to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand, he has to learn to standstill its manners!
does anyone have any advice on what i can do?? someone said spin him in circles the minute he moves one foot and he will soon learn standing still is easier! but he was bronking across the car park today all because i was waiting for my sister to mount her mare! whom she couldnt mount cuz my lad was kicking up such a fuss and the 4 yr old mare was farr more interested in joining in!!
NAUGHTY BOY!!!
he is ridden everyday (preety much) so cant just be fresh he didnt do this when i first got him december so he's learnt it from somewhere!! oh and hes a tb out of racing u would have thought they would have taught him some manners!!!!! racehorses generally have nice manners!
i would very much like to teach him some manners so any advice would be greatly appreciated
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his newest trick is to rear when ever im mounted and ask him to stand so when at road junctions on a hack he rears, or if ive asked him to stand so i can tighten girth, change stirrups or wait for someone else to mount he rears or spins basically hes refusing to standstill!ive had saddle, teeth, and back all checked and all fine, he is just generally being obnoxious. he isnt going verticle just mini rears but obviously i want to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand, he has to learn to standstill its manners!
does anyone have any advice on what i can do?? someone said spin him in circles the minute he moves one foot and he will soon learn standing still is easier! but he was bronking across the car park today all because i was waiting for my sister to mount her mare! whom she couldnt mount cuz my lad was kicking up such a fuss and the 4 yr old mare was farr more interested in joining in!!
NAUGHTY BOY!!!he is ridden everyday (preety much) so cant just be fresh he didnt do this when i first got him december so he's learnt it from somewhere!! oh and hes a tb out of racing u would have thought they would have taught him some manners!!!!! racehorses generally have nice manners!
i would very much like to teach him some manners so any advice would be greatly appreciated
milkybar buttons for who ever gets this far