Dream to ride...wont stand.

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I have recently had a new horse about 4 weeks ago, she has settled in really well now and have had a few lessons on her, ridden her in the school and taken her on the road once also and she was a little angel.

Once I am actually on her she is amazing and good as gold but its the getting on her that is the problem, she WILL NOT stand still and I always have to have someone hold her while I attempt to mount. Once in the school etc and im on her she will stop whenever I ask her to but when I first mount, if waiting for a friend to mount their horse she will not stand still.

Any tips? She is a really amazingly well natured horse and it is only this that is letting her down...
 
My current one did this. I started to mount from a fairly high wall instead of using stirrups from a fairly low mounting block and this seemed to sort it. We don't have a problem either way now. I just had to keep asking her to stand until she did and kept going back if she walked off and she will now stand near the wall for as long as I say to. Keep persevering and peristing. It's only 4 weeks, sounds like she is trying you on :)
 
My horse did this when I first had him he was almost nervous of me getting on and if I tried to get on from the high part of the wheelchair ramp (RDA yard) and not put my foot in the stirrup he would really freak! I just persevered getting on from the mounting blocks with someone holding him and now 4 months on I can mount from both our blocks at home and this weekend I managed to get on from the ground at a show and he was really good. I think it is just a case of being consistent with what is acceptable and you will get there eventually :)
 
I meant to say I can get on from our blocks on my own with no one holding him. My horse was just the same perfect to ride once you were on.
 
This is what I do if presented with a non-standing-to-mount type: put on a headcollar either under or over the bridle, tie horse to ring. Get on, either from ground or from moveable mounting block (or upended bucket), let horse settle and when STANDING still simply reach forward and unclip the leadrope from the headcollar. Do this a couple of times and then repeat without the leadrope attached. Can't stand horses which havn't been trained to stand for mounting, why would anyone put up with that sort of bad manners?
 
Mine used to do this a bit when I first got him. Used to take a step back or two. I just kept moving him back to where I had put him, if he even moved a foot, I moved him back. Just repetition and it didn't take long to sort.
 
H used to stand perfectly, then all of a sudden he started just wondering off when at the block!! I don't know if this was right, but I would lead him into the position I wanted and just stand in front of him - at first for a minute or two, then fewer and fewer seconds. It seemed to work and now he's perfect again!!
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sugarpuff said:
Mine used to do this a bit when I first got him. Used to take a step back or two. I just kept moving him back to where I had put him, if he even moved a foot, I moved him back. Just repetition and it didn't take long to sort.
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This. Exactly. GreyDonk could be impatient when I first bought him . . . but now he will stand at any mounting block fidget free.

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Another thing tummy check is to make sure you get then to stand as squarely as possible with their weight evenly on all four legs, as they will be better balanced to cope with the uneven weight from us mounting, if they are stood with the weight off of one leg then as soon as you go to get on they are inclined to step forwards to re-balance. Enjoy your new horse.
 
Cortez said:
This is what I do if presented with a non-standing-to-mount type: put on a headcollar either under or over the bridle, tie horse to ring. Get on, either from ground or from moveable mounting block (or upended bucket), let horse settle and when STANDING still simply reach forward and unclip the leadrope from the headcollar. Do this a couple of times and then repeat without the leadrope attached. Can't stand horses which havn't been trained to stand for mounting, why would anyone put up with that sort of bad manners?
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being tied up would make at least 2 possibly 3 of mine freak out if they moved and felt the restriction!! i just keep moving them to where i want them and making them stand,i make sure i have the head turned away from me so that if they move they tend to turn and move their body under me rather than away.
My TB wouldn't stand for my sharer but would for me, he knows when he can get away with taking the p and will, :rolleyes:
 
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