Stoping and Going forward?

Question

Charlie, my 3 year old TB, has been having some issues again. We had her on the trails and to the point where she could almost lead but today, she took off on me. She almost ran into the road and she ended up throwing me into a pile of rocks and dragging me atleast 2 feet. Thank god, she just side stepped then stopped. We will not be taking her on the trail till she is 5. My question is, I need some advice. What exercises should I be doing with her to help her learn when I say stop, she needs to stop or atleast slow down. I'm getting professional training from a Dressage champion who has been offered to the olympics and trains stallions but I need some help that I don't want to ask her. What should I do?

Charlie is a fast horse, she ponies pretty well but she's skittish, she is a TB. I don't want to get rid of her, she's very special to me. VERY special. I need to get her threw this.

Problems:

Won't stop when she runs

Bucks when scared

Dramatically over reacts to fear

Won't move

Answer 1

It sounds like you need to do a lot more ground work.  Your trainer should be knowledgable about this to.  You need to ask.  The only stupid question is the one that is not asked.  Also work on desensitizing her.  That would probably take care of the buck and over reacting when scared.  Good luck...

Answer 2

ur horse may be too young. don't worry if ur afraid to ask ur instructer a question. go right ahead and ask her ! she has been through this already so she knows whats its like to have problems with a horse and how to deal with them! good luck with ur horse!! bye

Answer 3

well dressage is a nice part of the horse industry

your horse dose not need higher level dressage she needs you to get some training for whoes well who has the best stops that would be a reining horse trainer then who dose the best job sacking out horse that would be a trail horse trainer buy trail I mean trail class now mule trainers are hard to find but for sacking out horse they are the best so start looking for people that do these things and go get some lessons or get a part time job say cleaning stalls at there barn or just work for them for free or serve a apprintace ship and pay for your training now the reason you need the training you and  the horse  are having recks and that means you need to find a system that will give you and your horse succes be cause the horse always tends to go to the level of the rider if you have a good rider who has had lots of formal training in these feilds then your horse will get better but if they train it for you and you do not improve your self  its probly going to go back to its old habits and you do not want to give your horse to just any one flying a training flag referals for success with the problems you have is the trainer you want and remember if you do not get trained to continue the training on your horse well you will probly keep landing in the gravel

Answer 4

Don't blame all her problems on being Thoroughbred.  I raised one that went more like your best Quarter Horse than my Running QH did!  

Not sure if your TB is an OTT TB or from a breeding farm, but here's what you need to do, work her in a round pen, get her to walk, trot and canter on your voice commands, THEN start ground driving her in the round pen.  Once she learns that WHOA means STOP NOW!  Then get back on board her.