Rearing horse

Giver her other things to do rather than go up, even if that is lateral movements, circle whatever just dont allow her to go up. A horse only usual goes up when they feel they cannot go anywhere but up. Our old horse would do this in open spaces in blind panic, we found that giving with the reins and kicking on confidently helped, however we also found taking his mind of it so would do half pass across the road would help :confused::D
 
Fab video on here recently of a trainer getting a horse out of rearing. No saddle, wearing full padded gear, she vaulted on, and then rode the horse onto the yard. Horse reared badly for about five minutes, she did nothing, just hung on.

THEN, as she explained, the horse wanted to "be off". So she made it wait, and wait, and wait. Then she allowed it to set off. After a few days, horse no longer reared, just wanted to be off, and realised that rearing was holding it up.

I hope this of help, OP - as this is a very serious (and stirring) issue. Did you just join for this post? More info needed for any help to be given.
 
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Turn her head into her shoulder when u feel she's gona go up, Keep turning her into an very tight circle as she can't go up then as she won't have any balance to go up. Wait untill she stops and relaxes. Then repeat if u need to. Me n my boy were dizzy for a long time at first but now we do one small circle n that's it. He gives up
 
Agree with circuit dancer...
Same advice I gave someone here yesterday about there horse bucking. They can't buck or rear as easily if they are bent, so if you feel they are going to go, kick them on a turn them on a small circle.
 
thanks so much for posting that video - have saved it now !! If ONLY I had seen that when I was dealing with my rearer - we got there, but this would have given me a lot of encouragement. :)
 
Hmmm I had a rearer and hung on for over 10 rears even though my eye had hit his poll numerous times and was bleeding! He eventually stumbled and went over backwards resulting in me obviously falling off. I'd stick with the turning tight circles and go from there!
 
The video: Endo Spink, don't ya just love him!

I like to work out the nuts and bolts of behaviour. Isn't rearing another random behaviour that a horse tries to get itself out of a situation it would rather not be in? If it doesn't work (i.e. change things for the horse), it will be abandond....as Endo demonstrates. Yes?
 
My mare used to do this regularly when I first got her. She wasn't used to hacking had been worked in an arena most of the time. She did this when she was scarednand unsure. Patience and perserverance got us through this. She did still tend to rear if you asked her to do anything she didn't want to do, anything that she didn't like and sometimes would not only rear but spin on her back legs at the same time. Made for some interesting rides but otherwise she as an absolute dream.
 
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