Horses who Pull Back

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/19/99 7:02:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
teddy@runningbear.com writes:

<< Even better, how about teaching your horse  NOT to pull back.  Do it young
 enough and it isn't even an option.......
  >>

Definitely!  This brings up my own (albeit small) little survey that pullers 
also seem to exhibit other bad behaviors. Pulling is just one of them.  My 
neighbor has 4 horses -- they ALL pull back, jig on the trail and exhibit 
other just plain spoiled behaviors.  In my experience, horses who pull back 
are usually in need of some consistent discipline and training all the way 
around.  Another friend of mine has an ex-polo pony who pulls back AND then 
throws himself to the ground when you tighten his cinch.  Her "solution" is 
that she never ties this horse up -- at all.  He also exhibits a bunch of 
other nasty habits that I wouldn't tolerate.  I had a mare as a kid who 
pulled back when I first bought her.  My instructor cured her of that and 
helped me fix the other bad habits she came with.  This mare had some basic 
respect issues that we worked on and everything else fell into place.  
Anybody else noticed this trend with horses that pull back?

Sylvia (4 horses who are definite non-pullers :)


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