[RC] Rearing (slightly OT) - Lra1222Hi all. I am working with a 4 year old Arab gelding who has had 2 years of "professional training." He behaves really well for a while, then acts, well, FOUR, and then is good again. He was trained for hunter pleasure, then got 7 months off, and I have been working him for about a month now. He is EXTREMELY smart- when he learns he can't get away with one thing, he tries something else. OK, so down to the problem-- his new evasive tactic is rearing-- which I HATE!! I can deal with bucking and spinning, which he also tries occasionally, but not rearing. I don't want him to fall over on top of me, ya know?! I have checked saddle fit, teeth, etc. and can't find anything that may be causing pain. I really think he is just acting his age! I just want to find out how to stop the rearing before one or both of us gets hurt! Any ideas? He is not my horse, but I do work him 3-4 times a week. I try to vary the routine so that he doesn't get bored, hoping that will help with the problem. He has reared about 4-5 times now, and I am sick of it. As far as trying to keep him moving forward, I try- he will slam on the brakes just to rear and spin. AUGGGHHH! Okay, this is long enough, just trying to give some background info. Thanks in advance for your help-- ya'll are a wealth of info, so I figured someone would have an idea!!! Lindsey M21756 ?Ûiÿü0Áéݺ¶§qéÞ·ö?³ûi¸¬rè?Ù¥F'^q©©?Ƭz»âqêwn©Üx×?Ûiÿü0Áéݺ¶§qéÞ´?ߢ¹?¶*'>?bs â±ÉZ?g«?Ûiÿü0Áéݺ¶§qéÞ·ôbuç??®nÇ+?·¿R{.nÇ+?·¡¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzwþ¸?yƦ§ùh??Ú²?buâè?§u?y&?
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