Re: Rearing Horse

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

My crazy appy reared up and fell over on me when he had a tiedown on. They
are not going to save you if the horse really wants to go up and over.

chris and *

At 08:29 PM 3/19/98 -0800, Judy A. Worley wrote:
>My 1/2 Tb mare was light on her front end as a 2 1/2 to 3 yr. old.  At the
>age of 17, still does it once in awhile, but I can hold her down.  My
>husband made a 3' long PVC pipe for me, with a loop to hang on the horn, or
>my wrist, after she reared and fell on me, on the pavement, as a 2 1/2 yr.
>old!  It was just an evation; she didn't want to leave home. As she came
>down sideways,   I thought I was going to die. I shot up a "God!" prayer,
>and was led to move my foot "just a little". and the stirrup crushed, but
>because it was on the under curve of the belly, stayed nice and straight,
>and didn't take my foot and ligaments with it Nice souvenier. I got up and
>walked away.  After that, I put on a tiedown, so I'd have the advantage. If
>a horse can't get its head up, it can't rear.  She tried a number of times,
>and every time, she even threw her head up against the tie-down, I'd crack
>her between the ears with that 1" PVC.  It was either going to be her or me,
>because rearing can kill you.  About a month of that, and I took the
>tie-down off, but kept the pipe.  After awhile I didn't need that either.  I
>bred for this mare, she's a gorgeous copper penny palomino, I've paraded and
>won many trophies in Seattle parades, that to this day, I'd trust my life to
>in the mountains, and smooth riding, with a 15 mph floating trot like a
>slipstream, so it was worth going the extra mile for her.  Hope this helps.
>Judy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: G & J Thom <thomlabs@netbistro.com>
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 7:45 AM
>Subject: Rearing Horse
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>>Hi everyone,
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>>This is not entirely endurance related tho the horse we
>>are having trouble with was to possibly be started in
>>endurance rides this year.  My friend has a 5 yr old
>>arab mare .  This mare goes very well under saddle in
>>the arena and around the yard.  As soon as we head away
>>from home always in the company of another horse, we
>>get a certain distance out never the same spot and this mare
>>will all of a sudden start rearing and striking with her back legs
>>and will refuse to go on.  Even when you get off and continue
>>to walk her in the direction you want to go she will rear for a
>>few steps.  My friend and I are not horse trainers and were
>>wondering if 1)  If this is something we should tackle ourselves
>>                  2)  If a trainer fixes the problem is it something that
>>                       may start up again later.
>>This horse has lots of potential for endurance and we were taken quite
>>by surprise when the mare started this.  This mare is bottom of
>>the pecking order in the herd and has never really indicated that
>>she had a temper like this.
>>
>>Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Julia
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