How do I get hovis to have brakes with other people?

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After Hovis tanked off at full pelt and parked my friend into the fence the other week I had assumed he just took a dislike to her.
My instructor has ridden him since and he was fine and he's an angel with me. He can be strong but never "no brakes" kind of strong. He's worse at the moment as he has a tooth coming through but if I put Lidnocane on first he's fine.
Last night the one other person who rides him (another girl who is an excellant rider) rode him and he wasn't happy. He behaved but was very strong in canter and she was having braking problems.
My instructor joked that he's turning into a one person horse.
How do I stop him being like this with other people? I don't want to turn him into a seaside donkey but I don't want a horse that only I can ride.
 
I'm still trying to get my horse to keep at least one foot on the ground when other people ride her
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I would see how he is once his tooth is through.

If he is still a bit unsettled, I would ask competant friends to ride him intermittently so he is used to the feel of different weights and styles of riding.
 
I have recently turned to prayer - but that doesn't seem to work much
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Seriously though - what bit have you got in? - and the tooth could be causing a problem.
 
He's in a happy mouth single jointed gag on the second loop down from the snaffle.
The tooth has been checked by the dentist who gave me the mouth numbing cream (naughty dentist). This tooth is just on the verge of coming through and the dentist advised to leave it alone as he wasn't keen on removing it.
 
I can't remember how old Hovis is (sorry).

But my inclination would be to turn him away until the tooth is resolved.
 
I would wait until the tooth is sorted. Chancer is about to have a wolf tooth erupt and is just a bit uncomfortable so I am careful how he is ridden. Once through it is coming out. Could be that he is not happy but he knows you well and feels ok with you.

Once the tooth is ok, then try having people who know what they are doing and won't take nonsense. Start with having him ridden but only for short periods and start with simple stuff and build up - just like you would do with any part of his education.

I have done this with Chancer and he normally accepts most people as long as they don't hang on his mouth and also are able to deal if he decides to see what he can get away with - that said, he so far has been very good with novice riders - probably because they don't ask much of him. Long term I expect him to be ridden by more or less anyone, for me this is a sign of a well trained all rounder, which he is going to be.
 
Amy May - Hovis is 5.
I think his mouth is some of the issue. I am very very soft in my hands (probably too much so) but then again my instructor is fairly strong and he doesn't object to her.
I do think it might be partially he's uncomfortable and partially he's taking the pee. Both people I would class as far better riders than me though - i'm a wuss!
 
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But my inclination would be to turn him away until the tooth is resolved.

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Ditto! And until that is beyond resolved, I would stop putting other people on him.
 
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