AShetlandBitMeOnce
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One thing with Jacob when we are hacking is that if we are to go into trot or canter he MUST be first, otherwise he will really throw his toys out of the pram - and by that I mean he will stop, regardless of rein length and ability to go with the others, and rear (small), buck, plunge, drop a shoulder, bronc etc until you're off. He always managed to get previous owner off and got me off the one time he has done it with me. Is this something you would just manage, or would you tackle it? And if you would tackle it, how would you do so? Happy to send off to a pro or get one in for a short while if that is the answer as I am not confident sitting what he throws in this situation, there is only so many times I can come off of that height and get away with it. I would really love to go to a sponsored ride or the like one day, but unsure if he would be ok being cantered past if his companion stayed walking.
Additional info: he can walk up the 'usual' places we go faster on a long rein, no problem. He will go from zero adrenaline to this reaction, and back to zero - he doesn't pull away once I am off, he just stops, I got back on and we walked home on a long rein. He does feed from other horses adrenaline so I now hack only with calmer energy horses. He can be overtaken when in the canter/gallop without any issues, and remains very good generally. He doesn't buck in the canter, he can be pulled up with my seat, he isn't spooky in the canter either. So it's literally narrowed to this one situation. He also had another horse from behind him gallop off when long reining and didnt react at all, just waited for him to come back, but he did have another in front of him too who didn't react and he is so much better when he has someone on the ground walking with him.
Additional info: he can walk up the 'usual' places we go faster on a long rein, no problem. He will go from zero adrenaline to this reaction, and back to zero - he doesn't pull away once I am off, he just stops, I got back on and we walked home on a long rein. He does feed from other horses adrenaline so I now hack only with calmer energy horses. He can be overtaken when in the canter/gallop without any issues, and remains very good generally. He doesn't buck in the canter, he can be pulled up with my seat, he isn't spooky in the canter either. So it's literally narrowed to this one situation. He also had another horse from behind him gallop off when long reining and didnt react at all, just waited for him to come back, but he did have another in front of him too who didn't react and he is so much better when he has someone on the ground walking with him.