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[RC] rearing - terrethen finally she convinced me to give up,by half-rearing, and spinning around while snorting. I was= If you find you cannot 'force' her past the points where she begins fighting you, and the situation with the rearing is becoming dangerous, here is another alternative you might consider: A friend of mine had a horse who would quit and refuse to move--if you pushed it he would rear or back up to the point of falling off the trail. She eventually solved the problem like this: ask once or twice politely but firmly. If the horse won't go forward (or starts to rear), get off, tie it short to a tree or something (too short to graze or step over the rope) and give it an hour or so to think about it (bring a book and maybe a beer!). Get on again, ask again, and if she doesn't go, tie again. The message is "you go where I want, or you don't go at all". They learn pretty quickly, and without the fight--rearing is a very dangerous form of resistance. The other posters are right; she can't be permitted to get away with this, or it will get progressively worse and possibly more dangerous. terre =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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