Oh No! Steady Eddy just reared up with me.

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This will seem silly to all you experienced, confident riders, but my newish steady eddy of 5 months has just reared up with me out on a hack, this horse was bought to build my confidence after nutty chestnut who is now retired and he is doing that but I’m so disappointed.
He was lame Tuesday and hasn’t been ridden since then but he wasn’t ridden for a week in the past and has been fine, just steady eddy.
OH was walking the dogs with me, we only went down into the village so only about ¾ of an hour all together. We were half way back along the lane, no houses etc, when he stopped to have a poo and OH carried on, he had his poo carried on walking a bit and then stopped, shook his head and threatened to rear so I pushed him forward on a loose rein to walk him out of it but he didn’t he squealed a little and reared up, only about 2 ft according to OH but still he did it, I gave him a slap with the crop down his shoulder and asked him to stand which he did and I made him stand for about a minute and then asked him to walk on which he did. The rest of the way back I kept asking for halt, which he wasn’t impressed with but made him and then walked on with OH in front.
I know there are several factors that could have upset him:-
OH had carried on walking, but so what
It was quite windy, but it's always windy here and we’ve been out in worse
He hasn’t been ridden since Tuesday but has been ok in the past
I’m sorry to have rambled but I’m just so disappointed, I didn’t feel nervous about it when it happened, in fact I was more cross because I feel he’s let me down, OH said “well held” but I feel very disappointed. What else could he do?
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all horses have bad days, i would bet he was just feeling the buzz after not being out since last week
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u handled it exactly the way i would of...... then i again i'm not hugely experienced :P
 
He may well have been fine in such circumstances before, but horses react differently on different days, just as humans do!

IMO, it asks a lot for a horse to be ridden irregularly and be expected to behave perfectly. That's not to say that a horse shouldn't be able to do it, but horses must be forgiven there occassional foibles - lord only knows they forgive their owners and riders often enough.

It must be upsetting if you've had your confidence knocked in the past, but I don't think this horse is 'letting you down'. He didn't like being left behind, just like many horses, but behaved afterwards. Now you know a little more about him you'll be better placed to know what he reacts to and try to stop these situations occurring again
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How're his feet? Could he have trodden on something sharp? Pinched by a bit of tack?

I agree with the others that it was probably just one of those things and a result of time off, but I don't think it hurts to check out all possible physical reasons for his rear. As said, don't feel like he's let you down. There could be any number of reasons for what happened
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Passing a drain? Something over the hedge/fence you were not aware of? I really would try not to worry if a one off.

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Thanks everyone, i guess he's just a horse
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It's difficult to remember sometimes, i was building so much trust in him and maybe i've forgotten they all have their off days.
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I would have thought in that he squealed before he did it, that it was in high spirits and not malicious.
It may well have been because your OH and the dogs left him behind
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i feel for you. i've got a 'confidence giver' bought to rebuild my shattered confidence after a mental mare... i've just had a baby, so he's been out of work for months... and i'm petrified of this happening with him.

i can't tell you why your horse did it... but can say i know exactly how you must be feeling, and can only hope you can see it as a 'one off' and carry on riding him with confidence and smiles. don't let this one episode knock you back.

(((hugs)))

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I would have thought in that he squealed before he did it, that it was in high spirits and not malicious.

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Although I would recommend to get him checked over especially if it happens again.
I would agree with this, my boy is generally very well behaved but likes to take it upon himself to liven things up a bit once every few months he tends to just be walking then will stop squeal and jump into the air then contiune happy as larry. Perhaps he was just full of beans? I hope it hasn't knocked your confidence too much.
 
Try and look on the bright side of it: your horse misbehaved a bit, and you successfully dealt with it and carried on!
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Give yourself a pat on the back, and take it as a confidence boost that you can and did cope.
 
Aw hun - even the steadiest eddy is still a horse underneath and as others have said, they can all have ploddy days, crabby days, squealy days, you name it. You should see what my Steadiest of Steady Eddies did to me last March! Just having a lovely quiet walk round the local lanes. Us in front keeping everyone safe (ha!). Mare next to Sunny gave him a look which said "Race yer", Sunny gave a look back that said "ok" and he shot forwards and I ended up hanging upside down round his neck in canter on the tarmac, hat knocked off. B-I-G ouchies! But asap, straight back on Sunny - it wasn't his fault, it was mine! And he had a very very rare race-you day. You rode your ned well, coped with his squealy day and explained to him that YOU make the decisions, not him. Give yourself a humungus pat on the back and hug your ned and tell him you know it was just a squealy-day thing and you love him just as much xxxxx
 
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