separation issues/ napping.

[cumbriamax]

during the snow/ice I really wasn't able to ride at all and my horse has got used to this and now refuses to hack out at all (becoming dangerous) and if I attempt to ride him in a paddock near 'home' he still wont walk away from horses, seems determined to get me off.long reining has proved unsuccessful and he rears when I try lunging. instructor says he is just having serious temper tantrums. he is becoming impossible to lead too.

what are your opinions?

 

[cumbriamax]

also it was suggested that I hack oout everyday in draw reins but even though he has had them on before I am reluctant to try them as he fights everything and I don't want to learn him to rear.

 

[Kenzo]

So long as there are no physical reasons/pain etc, I'd just say crack on, you just have to work them through it, take the rough with the smooth, you can't stop and scratch your head just because there being naughty for the first few weeks when coming back into work, you just got carry on, if it's just high spirits it will wear off eventually, just be careful.

Do some ground work, get him in the right frame of mind, get his absolute attention on you, nothing else, remind him of his manors before you start with your lunge work, then introduce some short sessions of lunge work, if he bucks and tears around like fruit loop, let him, don't stop, make him work until he shows you he can settle down and give you a few nice circles sensibly on the lunge, then stop, finish on a good note and repeat the next day, this way your keeping him sweet but he's not getting his own way and your slowing working on his fitness, same again on the long reins, if he wants to put up a fight, let him, but don't give in until he walks one lap sensibly around your arena, if he's too much energy he won't mind burning it off.

 

[Dubsie]

Could you hack out with other horses, or be led out by someone or go with someone on foot?