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| My mare has been rearing up. We have had her sice she was a two yr old. My dad trained her and she has never done this even when he was training her. We took her to the vet and they pulled a tooth and we have even had her cheaked out. There is nothing wrong with her. I started her on barrels and she did so good. I was hoping to finish her out on barrels then all of a sudden she starts rearing up. My mom got one of her friends to come out and ride her and she was fine for about two months then she started it agian. So my dads friend came and got her and kept her for a week or two he said she never did anything, brought her back and she was fine for a day next day i get on her and she does it agian!!!! I cant even make her walk around in a circle. You can cluck to her and she rears up. I need help i have tried everything and i dont know what else to do. I have even saddled her up and worked her but she wont do it enless i am on her |
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Location: Sperry, OK | Is you saddle pinching her somewhere? Sounds like a tack issue, if no one else has the problem but you. |
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| No I have used the same saddle on her her whole life and i have even put two pads on her |
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| A horse's back will change conformation as they grow and also as they age. It could be that now the saddle is hurting when maybe before it was just a bit uncomfortable. Adding pads does not really change the pinch points on a poorly fitting saddle.
This might not be her issue, but still should be checked out. |
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| We have tried more than one saddle on her and different bits and headstalls she still does it she has done it with every person that has been on her in the last year. She did try with my dads friend and he said that he wore her out and then after that she didn't do anything. |
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Tough Patooty
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Location: Sperry, OK | Win2003 - 2013-12-23 3:08 PM We have tried more than one saddle on her and different bits and headstalls she still does it she has done it with every person that has been on her in the last year. She did try with my dads friend and he said that he wore her out and then after that she didn't do anything.
I might try that, then. LOL! |
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| LOL wwhen she first started this she didnt even get an inch of the ground so i would just keep pushing her and as soon as i pulled her head around and gave her a kick she was like ok and was fine then it just kept getting worse. I have another horse to ride and i want to sell her so i can get another one but im not sure if anyone would want a horse that acted like that. She might would be a good broodmare she is actually really sweet when you arent on her back LOL |
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| She really actually needs someone that can make her do what they want her to do. She is a GOOD cow horse and she is fun to work cows off of
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Location: Sperry, OK | They don't just start this behavior for nothing.. there has to be something wrong with her, that you just haven't found yet. |
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| How old are you? Did she rear with the other people? How old is the horse? How many rides has the horse had?
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Location: OK | When you say you had her checked out, did the vet flex test her all over? Did he have a pain finder or some kind of thermograph? Were x-rays done?
If the answer to all this is no, then go back and get her checked by someone different. Spending a few $100 is worth it when compared to an ER visit if she hurts and you keep pushing it.
Also, think back to exactly when this started. Did you EVER get off of her when she did it? Or, did you not make her do whatever it was you asked her to do when she reared? If that's the case, she may just have your number.
Remember, a horse can't flip if he's travelling forward fast enough. If I have a horse I'm worried about coming over on me, he stays in a lope until I'm not scared anymore. If I slow down and he even raises his head in a way that I don't like, over and under and loping we go some more. Eventually, they will learn that popping up means loping, and I mean loping until she is panting about like a dog, not quite that fast, but almost.
It may have been her teeth, even though he pulled one, she might be afraid it will hurt. Horses take awhile to understand things like that.
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| I am 13. the horse is 7. and three other people besides me have riden her and she has reared up with all of us and yes my mom saw her do it and made me get off. I cant even get her to walk the only moving she will do is rearing up |
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| And they pulled the tooth a couple of months ago |
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Location: OK | yes my mom saw her do it and made me get off. I cant even get her to walk the only moving she will do is rearing up
There's your problem. A horse knows the difference in people just like kids do.
Here's just my opinion. I don't care who you send her to or how well she does for anyone else in the future. If YOU don't push her through it, if you don't want to or are too scared to, just get rid of her.
I've tried to help people with horses before and I can get on, the horse might try me a little, but I push him through it, and it's fine.
They get back on, and he tries them. They don't push him through it, he's the same as he was. It's a waste of time for someone else to make them do it unless you can.
UNLESS, you were to pay to send her somewhere to be rode, say in the feedlot or on a ranch or something for 6 months or so, I mean really rode every every every day hard. In my experience, still no guarantee though.
This is why I think until you're a really experienced rider, stick to older horses. I like the combined ages to add up to 25-30 or so. So if you're 13, I would pick a horse for you 15 or older with a lot of miles. They don't try you as much as a young horse will.
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Location: Royal J Performance Horses, AZ | well since no one else has said it i will.... maybe you have been yanking on the horse face and she is just ticked off and fed up. so now she is looking for a way out. and since she cant go forward and cant go back she picks up. perhaps while figuring that out she also figured out that if I rear up i get these people off my back. (which she did successfully because you told us you get off of her)
I suggest you take her to a trainer that knows how to ride and handle difficult horses and allow them to give you their expert opinion and possibly fix the mare. cause i hate to say it but most 13 yr olds cant fix a problem horse. |
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Location: Texas | After you rule out ALL possible pain issues and get her checked by a vet and a chiropractor, make sure that it isn't your saddle. If it doesn't have anything to do with a pain issue, your horse was taught by you getting off of her that if she doesn't want to do something, all she has to do is rear up and she gets her way. She won't act the same with someone else as she will with you. You're eventually going to have to push her through it, but it sounds like she needs to gain a little more respect for you on the ground first. Everything stems from ground work. |
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| my mare did this.. she reared up with me and my dad both. so we were trying to find sore spots and we pressed on her lower back where the end of the saddle pad touches and pushed down and she went halfway down. she had sore ovaries. but that was just her she hasn't done anything since |
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| That is what i did and she would jerk her head. I have another horse that has something wrong with him and we found a good vet so my parents said that the next time we took my other horse to the vet we would take her and get her reproductive system and everything else checked. |
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| I have had a few horses that would rear. One was because she was in pain. Have you had a Chiropractor work on your horse? if not, you should have one look at your horse. I've also had a horse that would rear because he was an absolute brat. And what i did with him was when he would rear i would pop him between the ears with a crop, and believe me, i HATE hitting horses but if its gonna help with them to stop rearing i would do it. Or you can smash an egg between your horses ears. |
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Location: Great NW | Horses do not start rearing for no reason. Depending on the horse about age 6-7 they develope more width. So the saddle you have been using may not work anymore. If the saddle has made a sore spot then when you just switch to another saddle, the sore spot is still there and hurting. I would have a GOOD Chiro/massage person work on her, and a good vet check to verify there are not any internal issues. The tooth that was taken out could have started the whole deal if it were a Wolf Tooth they can cause severe pain when bumped by the bit. Once you find out there are no physical reasons- I would take her to a professional trainer - make sure to be upfront with them why the horse is coming to their care. Then go ride under their suppervision until you feel confident the issue has been resolved. This is not a problem a Teenager should be taking on alone. This is a very serious issue. |
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