Horse keep bolting?
OK well my horse I show never did this before
she does fine until I ask for the canter or lope
she takes rotten
Even if I don't apply pressure and u just cluck and say canter
she is not lame
she really freaks me out sometimes
and my trainer have to ride her for like 30 mins
also she is 18!
we stopped feeding alfalfa, nothing changed!
what breed is she?
sometimes when horses get that old they merely cant take it anymore
well 18 isnt that old lol
all right..
i guess im not sure? try lunging mefore you ride
orrr maybe her bavck is sore or something idk
If this is a such a different behavior, what HAS changed since the behavior began? It sounds like she may have an injury or be sore and the headache escalates when you ask her to canter. Have her checked out by your vet. It sounds like a physical problem. If she was OK before, her age or the type of hay she is consumption will not be a factor.
There may be something you are doing that has brought her to react this way. Take a look at your form and hand, etc. Also, if you are apprehensive and fearful, she can literally smell this on you and it will provoke her to be more reactive. She thinks that if her rider is afraid of something (especially when formation to canter), then she should be very very afraid. If this behavior and sequence is repeated several times, she learn this is the way she is supposed to react. You are teaching her to freak out when you ask for the canter. Try to be gentle and look at things rationally. If she has no physical problems, your trainer, hopefully, can help you abet her. good luck and be safe.
Try a bit with a curb cuff... my horse gets a little headstrong sometimes when we lope, but we use a type of snaffle bit beside a curb chain and it does the trick.
When she bolts, turn her in for a time circle, if she doesnt calm down keep her within circle work. If your trainer isnt helping you, switch trainers...your trainer should have more knowledge of your horse and your problems than anyone online...
Good Luck!
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Answers: Well lameness wouldn't even be an issue near a horse who is bolting, I mean think about it, whether you had a sprained ankle you wouldn't go taking off, horses who are surrounded by pain is some way or another are going to be balky and buck etc, not bolt. But its good that you are considering adjectives possibilities. Since you took alfalfa out of her diet you can probably ride her more. If this isn't possible then you should lunge her before a ride to let her carry some of her energy out. I'd suggest first though, more turnout and riding her more. But again if that isn't possible afterwards you should lunge her and also I have a horse who is very spooky and she tends to bolt at any little entry and at first it would shake me up so much but now it's happened so many times that I've intellectual to just relax and give little squeezes and bring her back down to a trot and re-establish a upright balance. So make sure she is within a frame and that will get her listening to you. But to achieve a true frame the horse must be forward first, so hence the "leg into hand" concept. You enjoy to send the energy forward first then you bring it "up" next to your hand, if you try to do hand into leg, it won't work and she will merely tuck her head and not bring her back up, so establish forwardness first then achieve her in a frame, if she is going forward then she can't really blot because you will already be within control of the energy, NOT her but the energy. So the key points are:
-More turnout and exercise whether possible
-Lunging her
-Establish forwardness
-Then a frame
-Lots of circles and transitions to keep her focused.
Also another tip is to know what you want to achieve and know that you will get it, you don't enjoy to be crude about it but get the job done and this will build her confidance and trust within you.Best of Luck!
Hi
Try being more in controll
Also you can achieve your trainer to ride her.
Maybe just feed her hay for about 2 days and see whether that calms her down alittle.
Good luck
You look great on her!
I love horses!
Your horse is telling you she is afraid of something. I would suggest you study Parelli natural horse man ship, as it explains everything you requirement to know about your horses' behavior. There is no reason for you to risk your life and appendage on a horse that is not safe right now- and changing her nurture has nothing to do with it.
Please look into erudition something new, for you and your horse-you won't regret it.
lunge her first, stronger bit, collect her under
well first enjoy a vet check the horse out to make sure there is nil wrong...maybe the horse is sensing that you are scared because you said she is freaking you out. maybe you could dispatch her to a trainer for 30 or 60 days and see if they can cure her. or maybe its time to retire her or only use her as a slow trail horse. something could own happened while you were loping on her so now possibly she is traumatized to go fast.
My horse is the exact same way. He trots magnificently, but when I ask for a canter, he throws his head all over the place then when we get hold of to the long side of the arena, he takes off as fast as he can and starts jump around in the air.
Don't give her alfalfa. That'll formulate it worse. Unless she was being good earlier you took her off of it then started doing this after. That could be your problem.
I've recently started doing dressage near my horse and he is soooo much better. I had a dressage lesson today and the whole time we be working on this and by the end of the lesson, he was round and listening to me so okay.
Try cantering on a 20 meter circle. Hold your outside rein really tight and supple your inside rein (pull and release over and over). Point her nose to the inside of the circle and distribute her haunches outside the circle. If she rounds her neck, pet her and tell her shes a angelic girl. It worked soo well for me.
You'll probably want to do this in a snaffle. Don't use a harsh bit. It'll a short time ago make the horse want to resist more. I'm not familiar with western bits, so I'm not certain what kind you're referring to.
Good luck!!
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I just read the other answers. Don't use a stronger bit unless you want your horse to have a stronger mouth. The harsher the bit, the more they will dislike it and want to find away from it.
Parelli's ground manner stuff is ok, but some of the stuff is just plain perilous. I'd recommend Clinton Anderson much much more.
Get your saddle fit checked. It may be hurting her support, especially since she is a bit older, and that could be the cause of her bolting. Also be in motion over a list of things that you changed since she started bolting (ex. new spurs, new nurture, even riding in a different ring) and try to fix those.
How long have you been riding? If you haven't be riding for too long and can't get her to stop then maybe you should consider getting a horse that doesn't bolt...
Hope that help ^-^
~Amatiel~
Edit: If it just happened at the show, then it might basically be because she was fresh! When horses go somewhere new they sometimes win excited just because its new.
Try a stronger bit, and lunge her with you on her so your trainer can make her slow down and run faster.
