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Re: [RC] Defiant, rearing mare - Marv WalkerRearing is one of the most dangerous of all dangerous horse actions. Before going any further with this horse, find a trainer who practices Natural Horsemanship, using the methods perfected by either Pat Parelli or Clinton Anderson. Be absolutely certain it is a behavioral issue before going this route. The more I work with problem horses the more I am convinced rearing, bucking and a number of other little nasties are more often caused by physical issues than anything else. Oh, sure, fear and attitude are sometimes involved but before I'd suspect those, I'd sure be going over the animal with a fine toothed eye. Can physical issues be over-ridden with training? On the surface, yes, on occasion. Training solutions to a physical problem only mask and when the mask falls off, it isn't pretty. Marv "A horsepower is 550 foot-pounds per second? Whose feet are doing the pounding?" Walker
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