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Question

Okey, my 4 year old paint is acting up a lot for some reason. if you punish him he will start backing up really fast then he will rear up. when i canter he wont stay on the rail on the corners. and he will pick up the canter canter really good on the left direction but in the right he will pick it up late and then he will puck when going around a turn. and the last thing his he is very hard to move off the rail at the canter, i cant do any circles or anything. please help. he just started doing this

Answer 1

okay, try doing more circles in the trotting gate.  Your horse sounds like he is dependent on the rail. He needs the rail to balance. so to get over this do ALOT of work in the middle of the ring or go ride in a pasture threw and open feild.  For picking up leads i have 2 approaches. The easiest is to ask him from a sitting trot.  If that doesnt work trot him around the ring and when you get to a corner take a diagonal turn so your going long ways towards opposite sides corner when you get 8 feet away from the fence ask her to canter. in her mentality she has no where to go except to the fence or a sharp urn. so she will take what you tell her to do because she gets confused. once she picks up the right lead keep her going on it for a few laps. and reward her when he does good. to keep him on the rails in the corners INSIDE LEG! make sure the is NO pesssure at all from your outside leg!

good luck!  

Answer 2

kick him with the leg on the wall.

Answer 3

I saw from your profile that your only 13--you NEED a trainer to help you at least once a week. I'm sure your still a great rider, but at that age you can't have had much viable training and experience riding 4 year-old horses. I also recommend finding an older, more experienced horse friend that may be interested in riding your horse a bit. That way you can see the way someone else handles the same behavior, and how their solution differs from your own. I try and have my friend come out to ride my horse so i can watch at least once a month. In the mean time, someone else said it, but keep your horses head up and push him forward. Do not let him drag it down. For rearing also you just need to keep your horse moving. He can't misbehave if his mind is on a task. Also think about getting him checked out by a vet. I was riding a 4 year-old that would buck whenever she was asked to jump or canter. It turned out she has some problem with a bone in her ankle and had to be retired as a companion horse at age 4. Better safe than sorry!

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I also find the first comment thoroughly amusing--lighten up a bit every one thats giving him the thumbs down

Answer 4

ok first he is 4 so he is going to throw some temper tantrums its part of growing up much like human's when were kids we throw tantrums when were asked to do something we really dont want to do too.

the cantering issue, how are you punishing him? im curious because that could be part of why he is backing up and rearing. i know some people don't agree with tapping your horse between the ears when they rear in fear of blinding their horse, but doing that once or twice usually does the trick for the rearing. most horses dont like being tapped there and they usually stop. the bucking, push him forward and keep his head up and he will not be able to buck, if you let him slow down and put his head low he can buck.

check and make sure your saddle is still fitting him properly that may be annoying him at the canter. when horses grow and get more muscle tone their bodies change to fit that muscle which sometimes mean a saddle that once fit your horse may be pinching him in places that are causing him to buck and act up.

hope this helps

Answer 5

PUT HIM DOWN.

Answer 6

ive read most of your questions and  i think u should get a trainer to come help you. Im not saying tht ur not experienced or anything, but it will help you. Find some1 that you trust and agree with.

Answer 7

i really dont know what to say, he is young so he has that in his favour.

umm, dont punnish him buy jagging his reins, that may be why he backs up and bucks.

he sounds a little young, have you lunged him?

lunge him in circles and then round the arina and then along the sides (its a little more complicated than circling) and see if he improves after a month of that.

good luck and stay safe, dont ride him on the road yet and when you do, take a very expirenced, calm horse out with you.

just lead him up and down the lanes.

Answer 8

i know this isn't what you want to hear..

but at this point your in over your head with this horse.. you NEED to get a trainer on the ground to see you and help. We can give advice (at best) but without seeing you ride we're not much of a help. The best thing is a trainer there to watch, and tell you what to do while its happening.

Some of this is the fact hes 4, but i'd hazard to guess that alot of this is you not being clear enough for his young/undeveloped mind to understand.. but i also believe that nearly all of the time its the riders fault, and people don't always agree with that.

i wish you both luck and PLEASE get a trainer!

Answer 9

My pony started acting up very similarly to your horses, and the vet checked him and didn't find anything, the farrier didn't find anything etc.  Heck we even had a chiropractor com out, and she didn't find anything.  What he actually ended up having was Lyme, which causes horses to have a short temper and an aggressive attitude that they didn't have previously.  In case he does end up having Lyme, you shouldn't ride him until the treatment is over, so that he feels better.  Try some nice ground work with him.  I taught my pony tricks.  Hope this helps!!  Good luck!!

Answer 10

What kind of bit are you using?