My horse is barn sour!?

Question

i have a 10 yr old mustang mare and when we got her, she was skinny and her hooves were really bad so we didnt really get to ride her alot. well, once we got everything settled, we rode her and she didnt know how to "whoa". we got her to where she will whoa but now she acts barn sour because i get on her and she will go but then shell stop and try to turn back and when i am coming back she'll try to run back. so i turn her in circles but when i try to get her to walk away from the barn she will take a couple steps and stop, and when i get her to walk she will try and turn back. help plz?!!!?

Answer 1

Whenever you get back from where you're going take her and lunge her the arena and make her work. That way she knows that even when she gets home she is still going to have to work.

Answer 2

First try riding with a stronger bit,  then just be persistent, don't let her go home, the more she acts up the longer she has to ride and when going home keep her on a tighter rein and make her keep riding past the driveway until she doesn't fight you anymore, then you can let her go home.

Answer 3

keep the horse in a pasture for a couple of days if its not super hot out know that your horse knows that she is in the barn she is taking to much at a time

Answer 4

Make it more fun to be out of the stall than in the stall.  Feed her out in the pasture every morning and every night, give her treats out in the pasture while you're working with her, stand her outside to rub her down, etc.  Do everything fun (food, contact, attention) outside and away from the barn.  Make her stall just for quiet time and resting.  She'll quickly learn that the fun stuff is outside.  Also, take her out every day and work her out whether she likes it or not.  Take her as far from the barn as you can and don't stop working her until you're ready, never on her terms.  Once she learns that she is going to get worked out, and fun stuff is outside anyway, she'll slowly come out of her rut.

Answer 5

CALL A HORSE VET FOR A COMPLETE EXAM AND FOLLOW THE VET'S ADVICE. GOOD LUCK