Have you ever tried to get your horseto go somewhere (like through a door or in atrailer) and he rears as he approaches?

In this case, the rearing is a symptomof a problem.

The horse is showing resistance andfear - plus a lack of respect for the handler'sdirection.

To solve this, you must do groundworkaway from the spooky object.

You'll want to do exercises that willget him to expand his comfort level AND gethis feet moving forward.

We want the horse to learn to move his feet forward (not up) when he feels hislife is threatened.

Now when the horse rears, DO NOT pulldown on his head.

Why?

Because it could make him rear evenhigher and perhaps fall backwards. He couldeven pull you back and land on you.

Plus, the horse will have experiencedBIG TIME trauma - and man oh man...that will be hard to fix.

If the horse rears, get away from himmoving to his side.

One BIG secret is to be ready for himto do it. Think ahead of him.

If he starts to spring up, pull his head around and move his hindquarters.

Why?

Because if you're a horse, it's prettydang hard to rear up when your hindquarters aremoving and your head is turned.

When he sees he can't rear, he'll even-tually learn to go forward when feeling troubled.

He will discover it's not so bad to movehis feet forward and that he'll be okay.

He likely won't learn to move forwardthe first few times you draw his head around and move his hindquarters...but he'll get iteventualy.

Just keep at it until he does - stayconsistent.

If you've ever ridden a horse that rears,you'd know it can be scary and dangerous.

You should know how to prevent it.

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