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Post by twingo on May 7, 2008 14:51:25 GMT
Can anyone help me please??
I have a 3 year old colt who would let me do anything with him except now he has decided to rear when being lead to him field in the mornings. It's not every morning but most!! He is 16hh so I would like this sorted asap to be honest and he is ging to be boken this summer.
He almost do it as play and if I do raise my voice it doesn;t seem to help at all.
Any suggestions??
Thanks in advance
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Post by arrogorn on May 7, 2008 16:09:06 GMT
Stick it in a chifney, they are too big to messing around!
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Post by bopper on May 7, 2008 16:32:50 GMT
other than a chifney you could also try a chain under the chin or through his mouth chain attached on the end of a long rope.
quite agree with arrogorn, they are all too big to mess about particularly when you are dealing with 16hh.
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Post by halfpass on May 7, 2008 19:42:42 GMT
blimey girls steady on I would have a rope attached to the ring on the opposite side of the head collar going over the top of his nose and through the ring on your side that way if he goes up it pulls on the top of his nose as apposed to under the chin which will encourage him to rear to get away from the pain on his chin groove, if he only does it in the morning I would say it is just excitement is there another way to go to his field so that he is not always going the same way
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Post by twingo on May 8, 2008 11:25:16 GMT
Hi guys
Thanks for your replies.
I have tried the chifney but it's defo not an anti rearing aid in this case, he still manages to go up.
I have just ordered a head coller from shires where the rope goes over the pole so I am hoping this will help but who knows!
I know he is teething so really I would like to leave his mouth alone as do not wish to cause him pain coz then he will have a excuse to rear.
I just can't belive he is so well behaved in every other way, and has been since day one.
Arrr don't hey just frustrate you sometimes!! haha
Anyway thanks for your advise
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Post by bopper on May 8, 2008 20:31:03 GMT
often trail and error. what works with one doesnt with the other.
good luck
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Post by pipsqueek on May 14, 2008 21:11:48 GMT
i am sorry to say this but you said you dont want to cause him any pain
it sounds that before long he is going to caurse you more pain if he comes back down on top
of you head when he is rearing
have you tried doing some work with him such as lunging and try and give his
mind something to think of, he is a bit big to mess around as a 3 year old colt he has only
got one thing on his mind
and you know the old saying where a males brains are
i had a friend that had a colt that very nearly killed her from rearing colt
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Post by twingo on May 30, 2008 18:57:48 GMT
You'll be pleased to know that he has decided to grow up and behave at last!! Maybe it was just the spring air/grass but he has been an angel for a few weeks now.
He's got a few more months to grow and be a baby coz then he is off to be broken during the winter.
Thanks for all your comments
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