I have a sore back, horse has been rearing

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Went to bring Monty in on his own tonight to do some work, he was ok till we got so far from our other two then he was trying to rush and lean on me to turn, i managed to push him away from me but when i pulled on the lead rope to stop him he reared, i was stupidly infront of his shoulder and had my back to him (i cant even think why) but i turned my head and saw him coming down, leant forward and he caught me right between my shoulder blades :(. Then he ran into someone elses part of the field to get near to the others again, took a while to get him back round to his part of the field again.
I feel so defeated, I feel i should have still brought him in so he didn't get away with it, how can i stop him rearing , its not due to to much energy its him having a strop when he cant get away with something.
 
Yeah once they know they are getting away with bad behaviour it is a slipery slope down hill. Knocks your convidence as an owner as well. My horse has started to rear when I'm on her...nightmare.
 
Ouch:(:(:(:(I bet you are sore, Comfrey or Arinca will help, next time put his bridle on, that way you have control, sorry you got hurt, but horses are horses and they are never going to change. sometimes mine are angels then little sods, keeps you on your toes so to speak.:D:D:D:D
 
Ouchie! Glad you are OK!

Don't feel too down, these things happen with horses! Have you tried one of those dually headcollars, or a bridle, or a chiffney? I think quite a few people find one of these to be helpful.

As an alternative, my HW cob went through a period a few years ago of being too attached to his fieldmate and would break away when being led in so that he could canter back to the stables (not fun when the horse weighs 750 kilos!). I used clicker training with him and it worked really well. Briefly I taught him a command for 'slow' which meant he had to the slowest walk possible to get the reward and the whole experience (both the command and getting him to work on the way in from the field) worked really well. He forgot all about breaking away within a couple of days...might be worth a try.
 
My mare started to rear when being brought in when we first got her. Put it down being youngster trying it on (she was 4 1/2). It was pretty daunting to have a 16.1hh hanging over you.

I bought a Be Nice control headcollar and when she tried it again gave her a sharp pull down. She soon realised it wasnt so nice and has never done it again.
 
He is 3 and they have only just been back out in the summer field this week, so don't know if it also has some thing to do with fresh spring grass. I do usually lead in a bridle going out to the field but have never needed to bringing in. Are the dually halters worth the money?
OH wants me to get my back checked, but am just seeing how i feel, he scraped a bit of skin off but it hasn't bruised yet. At least he doesn't have shoes on.
 
i would strongly recommend a dually. my mare used to do this if she didnt want to leave her friends behind. once she respected the dually, she wouldnt dare to rear again. it made her much safer to handle.
 
I used a cheapo Parelli headcollar I bought off ebay for a large and bargy youngster who used to get away from me. It worked a treat and he is now as good as gold to lead to and from the field.

I have also successfully used an Aerborn leadrope which is half chain and half web rope. Have it clipped on to your headcollar, pass the chain over his nose from the off side and feed it through the side piece of the headcollar to prevent it slipping it off the nose. A sharp tug on this is usually very effective (works on TB stallions).
 
My 16.1 WB started this endearing habit when he was off work for a period of time. He got really naughty when being led in and out of his field - rearing became his first response. He caught both my son & my OH and I was on the point of selling him. I tried a chifney which worked but he soon learned to evade this by rearing when you tried to put it on in the field. The dually was hopeless but I then tried the Be Nice and this has really worked, several months on and I now trust him enough to turn out/bring in without hat and full body armour!
 
I would also say make sure your lead rope is long enough that the horse doesn't get away. My filly used to rear when being lead as she knew if she went up high enough when being led the rope would come out of my hands and she could run off. Led her with a lunge rein for a while and she gave up as she couldn't get away.
 
Ouch, sounds painful.
I was on the receiving end of a rear yesterday (I was riding) when she fell backwards and crushed me and kicked me.
I think it's the spring grass, lots of horses are loop at the moment.
I can sympathise with it knocking your confidence but try to stay positive and let him know you are feeling positive. :)
Also might be worth leading on a lunge line so you have more rope to play with if he decides to stand up again.
 
Thanks for the advice, looks like it will be trial and error with bridle/halters and a long rope then.
I was planning on getting on him tonight aswell :rolleyes:, don't know whether to try bringing him in with others to see if it is because he doesn't want to leave them, but then either way it needs to be stopped now.
 
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