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put post up last night and followed your advice on my youngster>
Oki she had a paddy and started going up vertical (no joke). So some how i gave her a tap inbetween with her ears and a kick, with a big shout no! and she went a ape sh*t, Bolted with me and bucked and bucked !! stayed on 'mirical' OOOOPs she did get a telling off and i continued to ride her away from the other horses an she went 'ok'. But what can i do ? more advice needed ?
 
OMG well done for staying on!! It might be she needs telling a few times for it to sink in?
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Good luck....
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Well done for staying on! The whole going ape sh*t over being hit on the head seems normal, she didn't know where it came from so she used her flight mechanism and ran whilst going bonkers to get whatever whas on her head off! Have you tired riding her since? You have more guts than I have, I think I would have bailed out lol!!
 
This may have worked in a fashion but please for your own safety and your horse's training, find a better solution..
There were lots more suggestions to your post than whacking it between the ears, some of them from people who have actually fixed this problem not from hearing what may or may not work.
I have this horrible feeling that within months you may be posting on how do I stop my horse bolting with me....
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Don't hit the horse over the head when it rears - it will make the problem worse and you'll end up getting hurt. Find an instructor who can help you work through the problem properly.

You don't need to do things like that - just bending the neck will prevent a rear
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First of all when u shouted at her then booted her gave her a fright just as much as being hit bewteen the ears with a stick . You very lucky .
 
I agree with the others and don't advice hitting the horse between the ears.

I know Richard Maxwell use to use a soft rope to hit the horse on the belly when it reared (the horse thinks it's been attacked from the ground and will come back down and think twice about exposing it's belly). But he only recomends doing it if you are secure in your seat and don't risk pulling the horse over.

I've always been told that a horse can't rear if it's kept moving. Wish you all the best and hope you sort out the problem.
 
I know the whip between the ears may sound harsh BUT I have known horses that it has worked on and *Touch wood* they haven't reared to that extent since. I suppose it depends on your horse etc. You say she is a baby so you need to get her to stop this behavior whilst she is young, nip it in the bud so to speak. I would recomend a good instructor with experience with youngsters that have done this. Like I said, well done for staying on!
 
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I know the whip between the ears may sound harsh BUT I have known horses that it has worked on and *Touch wood* they haven't reared to that extent since. I suppose it depends on your horse etc. You say she is a baby so you need to get her to stop this behavior whilst she is young, nip it in the bud so to speak. I would recomend a good instructor with experience with youngsters that have done this. Like I said, well done for staying on!

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In some cases maybe, but where the horse is worried about it's pals leaving it, how is that going to help?????? There is no quick fix to replace time, patience and experience IMO.
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You are going to think I am totally crazy but an old trainer told me when I was having really horrible problems with my horse rearing to crack an egg over his head. Your horse will think he is dying and will come down and not think about it again. Best thing is this is completely harmless.

Whatever you do don't hit your horse between the ears with a whip it will just make them head shy.
 
I've heard the egg thing, too...very impractical, and as someone said before...gone out with the ark. There are no safe shortcuts here! She needs to go back to basic ground handling, and get her to be OK in this situation from the ground before attempting to ride again. People seem to think riding is the be all and end all...it isn't. If your horse isn't safe to handle from the ground, it will never be safe to ride.
Beating a horse in any way is just not the answer, not if you want a well balanced polite and safe horse to ride anyway.
 
You probably don't want to hear this but if you are asking what to do to sort this problem out with your youngster then IMO you are not the right person to have this horse. Either send it to a trainer who is experienced enough to sort it out or sell it on before you get yourself hurt. Rearing is so dangerous and it may become a habit soon if someone doesn't sort it.
 
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