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coombsie10

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Can some one please give advice on the following problem.
I have just brought a 15,3 horse for my daughter who is 15 and quite an experienced rider for her age. the horse is brilliant on the ground and generally a good horse. unfortuantly he has now started to rear and will bolt of if you dont keep good contact with him.we were never advised about thes problems when we first saw him and he rode well when we tried him out.the problem is my daughter will no longer ride him. we have owned him for about 6 weeks. Does any one know if i can return the horse and get my money back or have any suggestions please.
 
First of all get everything checked all the tack, back teeth etc...

Has anything changed that may have triggered the rearing, again tack, diet etc..

You need to check that isn't pain related... Could you get in contact with the old owner and ask about it?

Then if all pain is ruled out, get a good instructor to work with the horse and your daughert...

Please please don't give up on a horse as soon as it misbehaves, I'm sure there's a valid reason behind it! (:

There are many reasons for rearing and bolting, jaw issues, poll issues, please explore all the possibilities rather than giving up on a potentially good horse..
Good luck
 
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Not to mention all the management reasons - lack of work, lack of turnout, too much feed, wrong feed etc - and all the potential ridden reasons your daughter may be unwittingly instigating this behaviour (not a criticism, suggestion, as clearly I've never seen her ride!) which an experienced RI should be able to advise you about as necessary.
 
Did you buy horse privately or through dealer? If dealer and your daughters not enjoying him you can prob swap for another. I seriously feel some people plug away for to long to try make things right! Remember its ment to be fun! Hope you get sorted! :-)
 
Agree with ImmyS & jftd. Only thing to add is contact the old owners & ask them to visit, they may easily spot something obvious that's causing the problem.
 
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