re-schooling - too old?

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My horse rushes, tries to rear and bucks in canter. And he charges round on the lunge. Generally very green!

He has had everything checked and I think he just has bad manners now.

Im wondering if sending him away for a couple of weeks to be re-schooled would help? or is he too old?? Maybe he is too stuck in his ways??

What do people think?
 
I dont but ive lost my confidence a bit with him as he is so naughty! :-(

He is even like it with my very confident friend so it cant be that im letting of bad vibes. I dont feel that nervous but It feels like he will kill me one day! :-/
 
Ive had him since he was born and he is 16 now. He has always been forward going but over the last 5-8 years he has just got worse! He has a bad back and I think he got some bad habbits from the pain but he has the all clear now and I started from scratch as much as I could.

Just hasnt really had any effect!
 
no he had 7 months off with treatments and got the all clear 6 months ago. The back lady is coming back for a check up in two weeks but ive felt where he was in pain last time and he doesnt dip or flinch there anymore.
 
Hi my horse got into bad habits after his liver was very bad and he used to take me back to the yard so I would get off, after his liver had settled he continued to try and do the same, at some points I was hacking out with draw reins and 2 whips to stop him spinning round with me, in the end I sent him off for 2 weeks as I was working full time and wasn't able to really get to work on it, it did work for me but depends on the horse
 
Never too old, but you need to be sure he is 100% before you pin it down to just learned behaviour. Also if you are sending away be VERY careful who you choose. Also make sure that it is someone who will give you lessons once they have resolved the issues. Our yard very much press this point with re-schooling as it is fairly useless fixing a horse if you don't also "fix" the rider and the latter is more helping with trust and any residual anxiety TBH.
 
Assuming he is not in pain then no, he is not too old. I agree with Cyberhorse. Two weeks schooling will not be a magic cure. You would want him first schooled by an experienced rider but it is essential you then ride him under tuition by the same rider/instructor. I would not bring him home until you feel confident riding under guidance. When he's back home it is essential to carry on with lessons and know when to seek help early when things start to slip.
 
My mare was always very rusty and tense. Concentrated on dressage when she reached 16- 17years and now at 19 she is much much less rushy and tense. Some of it is due to training her, some is due to me learning how to cope with it.
She teaches me something new everyday lol.
 
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