What to do when your horse rears on the ground
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Warwick explains what your horse is really doing when he rears up on the ground and why you shouldn't be afraid of it. Warwick has hundreds of full length training videos filmed with REAL horses, REAL people, REAL problems in REAL time. videos.warwickschiller.com
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Had a horse that like to rear up. Took a paper bag of warm water. When the horse reared I hit the horse between the ears with the bag of water. Native Americans would do that, said the horse will think the warm water is their own blood. It worked. Horse never reared again.
I have a head injury from my filly rearing up while farrier trying to trim. Still have to be very wary when they go up.
Bethel Mini Horses
I was leading my boss's stud colt, I was at is side. We stopped for him to say hi to his Mom, and he reared up and hit my shoulder. It can still happen, because he moved just slightly and hit me.
That's why you always pay attention to body language of a horse
Bethel Mini Horses that is a completely different situation because you are by the horses feet
@@bung369 Something my stallion requires I be aware his intent at all times. He's a good little guy but can be very mischievous. It's also good to know when he intends to get up to something.
I have a horse that used to rear all the time. I would back him up quickly every time he did it because that is what I do when he refuses to walk when I want him to. He now never rears
I really needed to hear this. Its not really a big deal. My mare had a little rear but i did not feel or think it was a bit deal but then i thought of what others say about rearing. So i must trust my own intuition and feeling.
Thank you Warwick.
Emer - my biggest "horse regrets" have come from listening to others instead of my own intuition.
I found it funny how my 5 year old Apendix Mare rear up to tell me something, lol. She was acting out on the ground and I didn't reacted to that, so she decided she would tell me in a loud manner and so she rear up. I don't have a round pen, so I was lunging her with a 12 foot lead rope, and what do you know, it was the lead rope, because for her it was to short. After she reared up, I went and got a 25 foot long lead rope, and whala! She was fine after that. I know, I know, I'm kinda slow to responding to why she's acting the way she is before she acts out loud, but I found that so hilarious lol. I know I shouldn't, but with her I can, she is the most sweetest, gentle caring and loving horse you will ever meet.
For everyone saying “what if he hits me in the head” that’s the reason you walk at their shoulder. My dork of a gelding gets fresh and will do baby rears and even Buck in place on the way to turn out on occasion and I’ve never once been in danger of getting hit on the head, you just side step a little 🤷🏼♀️
Happened to me today in fact trying to back up my horse. She reared up and came down and I turned her around a few times and squared her up and backed her up again and everything was fine. It does look scary but also kinda cool…
Yep. I usually just ignore it. If you make a big deal out of it, rearing becomes their “go to” move, not ideal.
This is the best video I have seen of yours I completely agree with you oh rearing. Lots of people are commenting about the horse hitting you with there feet that is pawing not rearing and it is easily fixed with a good stick I had a lady bring me a horse that would paw at you when It didn’t like there you wanted it to go so i got a cow paddle and took off the paddle and it only took me three times of hitting it’s legs while it was pawing at me and the issue went away and its feet stayed on the ground and I continued with the training never happened again
1:14 omg that horse in the background :O
what about it?
I handled an Appaloosa gelding he reared to have a stretch every time he left the paddock, zero aggression just stretching
My horse rears when I ask for the lunge he rears at me and aggressively do you have a video or suggestions for me.
Hello Warwick,
I'm not entirely convinced about this. One of our yard horses does small rears at the yard gate because he doesn't want to leave the yard and hack out on his own. After a few minutes of rearing and running back he will go and is perfectly OK for the rest of the hack.
I have always known rearing as being a big no no, dangerous (that's why people wear hard hats in the show ring when leading in hand (after a few human deaths) and a way a horse expresses separation anxiety/ back pain/ fear. Falling off backwards from the rearing horse is also incredibly dangerous (I broke my arm years ago this way.)
Your thoughts?
Im not referring to riding, I think i mention that in the video.
sandra jenkins I’ve fell off my horse rearing and luckily fell side ways. It’s dangerous and if they hit you like mine did twice very painful! If the grass comes through my horse tears coming out of the field and if you stand in the right place by them you normally will be fine but i agree it’s not okay for them to do it
He did say at the end that he is only referring to when not being ridden. I have had lots of horses rear while I was riding (or problem solving) and none have came over backwards but that being said I didn’t pull on the rains while they were doing it I do think that is the main reason it happens ( not the only reason) I spur on them until they give up and do what I want and they soon realize that it is easier and less painful to do the job without fussing and the issue goes away I don’t focus on the rearing I focus on what causes it
I had a horse rear up while I was on her and I thought it was the most fun thing ever! I enjoyed it so much and it looked really cool. If you have a good seat a rearing horse is no biggy. On the ground though... I think I see what you are saying though. Rearing with legs held bent in front is not a big deal but instead a form of balking. You aren't talking about rearing up while the hooves are striking out. Makes sense to me :)
By the way my mare stopped rearing when she realized I enjoyed it and it would not stop me riding her (in winter only, she never reared in summer.)
Allura Zynx a horse reared with me and i fell off had an awful seat though so i completely see where u are coming from with the right seat you could have a lot of fun with it! But it is dangerous 😫
Allura Zynx it's so fun😂 my boy did pretty pathetic little rears the other day when I was on him and it was so fun😂 he's never done it before and I hope he doesn't do it again once he realises I think it's fun😂
I can't entirely agree with this... when my horse was much younger (about 2 years or so) I was leading him and he reared and struck me in the back...
Ashleigh Patten I was struck on the hand once, and she had horse shoes on. That hurt! She was a challenging one and I didn’t know what I was doing. I studied a lot and learned so much with that mare. Now she’s an old lady, retired, and totally safe to be around.
@@sidilicious11 when I was hit in the hand by a rearing horse it broke my wrist😩
@@victoriawhite3662 ouch! They can be so quick when they strike.
@@sidilicious11how did you handle it?
Such good advice! Thank you!
What about rearing when asked to give the front hoof. This is a situation where I‘d want him to stand still - on three legs.
It is not a medical issue, pain or something. It is a very firm way of saying „I don’t want to.“
Injuries do happen. I was just at my barn and the person bringing the horses in had a green horse rear and come down on his arm. This is not the first time. The horse gets wound up as it's feeding time. This horse is brought in first but makes no difference. Horse gets super energetic at the same time it wants to move forward as it wants to get out of the gate.
im 4'10 trying not to get hit by my horse when shes rearing up on the ground. i was suggested to do ground work but thats the thing she rears up when doing ground work. my only fear is getting hurt, i know i need to toughen up, but shes been aggressive since i've had her. she did come from a bad home, but i jut dont know what to do. Alot of horse trainers make it seem easy. im not giving up i just need a better training plan thats all.
What are you asking her to do during groundwork that starts the rearing? Is it happening when you are lunging her? I have a 2 year old gelding that had a rearing problem when he was a yearling, and I think I may be able to help. :)
Destiny Cheely sounds like my mare was when I first got her. The rearing really scared me, I thought it was super dangerous and I’d get so stressed out, scared and angry. She came from a rough beginning too. We both figured out better ways to be with each other and the rearing stopped. One thing that helped me was to not get upset by it, even ignore it. She reared out of fear and defensiveness. I had to earn her trust. Now she’s an old lady and is sweet to be around.
My 17hh OTT tb rears when being led it usually starts by her taking off and when she feels my resistance on the rope she goes up sometimes over and over. The rearing itself isn't really the issue but while rearing she will walk or leap toward you striking with her forehooves. Last time this happened I got kicked twice and lost my confidence with her. I live in hope one day she will make a safe ridin horse but I fear I will get hurt training her and hope to get professional help as soon as I can afford it in the mean time she is spelling. I still have to handle her from day to day feeding picking out feet rugging etc and usually she is fine it's putting her under pressure when she reacts ( when I asked her to lunge I get the same reaction rear and come at me) or in general when she dosent want to do what she is being asked eg to lead do you have any advice at all that may help if i find myself in this situation again?
I have the exact same situation. Mine is a 17 h ottb gelding. Has been a sweetheart until now and it’s unnerving for sure.
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This is very logical, though there are other times say when you enter a pasture and a horse runs over and THEN rears, right? I wasn’t there, this was a relative entering a friend of mines pasture to do something unrelated to the horse. I don’t want to fix that problem(not my horse, lots of more issues than just that) but I would want to know WHY that horse would do that. Why would he run over just to tell the human “No”. ?? Is that just aggression?
Probably caused by all her previous interactions with humans.
My 4 yo gelding , out of the blue rears leaving the beach 2nd time there , just leading , not a lot of room to disengage hinds, have sent him backwards, have walked him on in a controlled manner , one minute he appears relaxed then bang huge rear, nothing scary no waves, sees the car float and does it in one stride, always spins hinds slightly to the left before, so i might try leading from off side, Any thoughts would be appreciated ?
Hi Warwick I watched the Video that you recommended and worked with him on it today I rode him for the first time today and he reared up with me on him. I am really shocked that he did that he has never reared in his life I feel like I am doing something but I'm not sure what please could you help me and recommend some more videos please
What video did you watch.
And when he reared, you were either trying to make him go somewhere he didnt want to do, or he was trying to turn away from something he didn't like. Which was it ?
WarwickSchiller I watched leading young horses and I was trying to get him to go somewhere he didn't want to go.
But that one wasn't not wanting to go somewhere, it was trying to go faster than me.
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It's important to rule out a physical issue -- how do you decide when it is and isn't physical?
If they dont rear up out in the pasture when they turn left or right, they shouldnt rear when you ask them to do it on the ground.
WarwickSchiller Yes I guess that seemed like a dumb question. Was thinking more about under saddle but I'll watch more of your u/s videos to see if I can learn more. Thanks!
I think when it's explosive and out of the blue, like when I realized my new mare had teeth issues, I was on the ground before I realized something had happened. If there is no obvious trigger (spook, sharp kick, buddy sour, herd ties etc), I realized when I lifted my one rein it smacked her wolf teeth and she completely had a hell no moment.
Yesterday while I was hand walking my 13 year old paint mare in the desert she reared and bolted back to Stables when she heard a cart with squeaking wheels coming towards us. Any suggestions on how to calm her down. I let her trot circles around me for five or six times but then when she saw the metal cart she reared hit me in the face knocked me down and bolted. I need suggestions from people out there on how to bomb proof her? This is not the first time that she has done this, which is why I was hand walking her. Thank you for any suggestions.
My horse did this today when I tried to lunge him turned and reared at me.
They rarely walk forward on their hind legs
except my 2 year old Arabian filly did exactly that today. I was most impressed with her ability, not so impressed with my precarious position since she was doing this at liberty in the round pen. A huge response to a very simple cue that I gave her, namely "don't come in right now, I didn't ask you to". Put her back on the lead and she was fine, so it could be she was feeling mischievous for being free. Not sure why, all I know is I have to erase this behaviour before I start riding her.
Now when it rears in the air, then you have a problem
All rears are in the air, they cant rear in the ground.
Maybe you mean while you are riding them ?
Me too my ear scratches from my filly rearing.
My OTTB Does that when He’s excited,
But he’s 17 hand 4 year old and I’m 5’3 it’s pretty hard usually when I tell him no he usually stops but want would you do if he does that cause I usually walk my horses around the neighborhood before I ride them around the neighborhood before riding them around the neighborhood. Though it’s very hard to Ride them around the neighborhood cause I live in an equine neighborhood and all the horses go crazy when they see a horse pass by the rear on the fence bolt past you bolt up to the fence at your horse and they tends to spunk up the horse Im walking or riding, is there anything I can do to keep them for getting excited or to keep them concentrated on me and not the other horses?
I get worried because yesterday my horse reared and landed on my arm with his hoof (it hit me) it really hurt so yeah..
Did he move towards you, did you move towards him or was he too close in the first place ?
WarwickSchiller well he started backing up, then reared so i moved away and his hoof hit my arm
Why was he backing up and why did he rear ?
WarwickSchiller i think he may have spooked
once i was leading my lesson teachers ottb and he reared (because he didn't wnat to move, he was being himself) and he hit my back, i fell overl aughing and he just stared at me, my friend was scared though
2:15 Why do horses do that with their head, I've always wondered?
My best guess is that he was itching
Or he was just bored haha
They read the comments section on these videos and can’t help but shake their head at all the pompous windbags arguing about how wrong the world renowned expert is. :-)
Daisy246 it’s like a habit kinda sorta like cribbing in a way
i was training a colt and he reared and accidentally hit me on the head.
While you were leading him?
@@WarwickSchiller Yes. While going into an arena.
I'm confused about this video. He didn't teach me how to stop horse from rearing up. It's still dangerous and you could get hurt.
You cant get horse if you are on the ground and your horse rears up. You are standing over here, they arte standing over there, they rear, no dangerer
@@WarwickSchiller maybe a lesson in correct leading position would help some of the commentors feel safer. I’ve known a lot of short women who lead their horses leaning on their shoulder to help control, or alittle under the horses neck. I think a lot of women instinctually feel like they have to use their body as leverage😮 (which is crazy for a 5’2” woman with a 16h horse!)
Isn’t that detailing what the horse is doing not why it’s doing it. Also if it persists on the ground isn’t it likely to do it when ridden?
Ok, I don't have to sell my mare for just for rearing on the line, but what about being pissy and kicking out as she goes by? She looks like she wants to kill me. I always keep turning her and working her until she starts paying attention to me, but I would love to see what you do in this situation. It looks to me like she is bratty and very buddy sour. We do the circles right next to the buddies and she seems angry about having to work.
She kicks with the inside leg to the side, and twists toward me (holding the line), and it is always in a transition to a faster gait.
That's right. I am fair and she knows I will ask first, but I think she would become very bad if I let her get away with not moving her feet when asked. Another thing is letting her shoulder fall in toward me on the line (directly toward her buddies)-- so I think it is a respect problem. That shoulder always sneaks up on me so fast, then I am uselessly smacking them as they go by (after they already got away with coming into my space), when they are saying, "Sianara, Sistah..." I would love to find the video about that. I plan to do a lot of slow figure 8's and lots of passes between me and the fence, where she disengages each time. When we ride we are going to do lots of disengages until she decides it's easier to just go in my original direction. Then I hope to do fast work near the buddies, and rest away from them, so I hope that is a good plan.
I'm sorry but that booty needs a smack and a good 'chase', think like a horse, if her buddy did that to her she would let all hell loose! Give her some humble pie and join up or hook her on
A horse can KILL you with his front feet....they use those feet for defense...!! I was always taught it's not the back of the horse you have to be careful of, it's the FRONT..!! And, then there are those occasional headbutts.....again, the FRONT of the horse..!! So, when I horse rears up, I am immediately on my guard......!
Like I said, unless you run over and lay down under their front feet when they rear, you wont get hurt. Or you back up and cause them to come toward you.
That's interesting. You should be aware of a horse no matter what. A lady got put in the hospital in serious conditions due to her horse kicking her in the head using his hind hoof when she was letting that horse into the field. I am sure this horse had anxiety/destination addition and she never corrected that.
wsurfs have you heard of desensitizing? I throw everything at my horses every chance I get. I try to scare the hell out of them that way they are never caught of guard when something natural happens. That's the problem with people these days everybody just wants to love the hell out of their horses because it's so easy. Nobody wants to be the bad guy or do the ugly work. And those are the horses that end up hurting people.
There is NO such thing as a "bombproof" horse. A horse is going to spook bc it is a prey animal 😑
Exactly
last week my horse reared up on my daughter who was standing at his shoulder. She was scared and moved, i was able to make her understand A, why he reared in the first place & B that he was aware she was standing there and even moved over away as he came down. In short, he wasn't rearing up because of her.
The tuber sacrale of the pelvis seems abnormally prominent. Anyone check that's not the cause of the rearing first. Watch him when the handler flicks the bag at him; he steps differently each time. A good indication that HB should be investigated.
You are correct about the prominence ( "Hunters Bump" ?) . Good eye. He came from a Hunter Jumper barn. I own this horse now and the rearing only occurred when he was asked to do something and he didn't want to do. I'm not a professional trainer, so it did take me about 6 months to fix this. He was never aggressive about it, just trying to intimidate and it appears to have worked for him. 3 different vets examined him and claim he was in no pain.
Why didn't Warwick show us what he did to cure this horse from rearing up when being led ?
Easy enough to answer that. He didn't fix the problem or wasn't able to do anything to stop this horse from rearing. How do I know ? I was given this horse ( yes, I know, free horse and one of his many problems) a few months after this filming. He still reared. Personally ( my opinion only).Warwick probably re-inforced the bad behaviour . I'm not very confident of his methods; but, he sure can tell a lot of stories.
I didn't work with this horse at all, I was just talking about not buying into getting all bent out of shape if a horse rears on the ground
@@WarwickSchiller Then it was irresponsible click bait. It's simple enough to find on youtube examples of aggressive horses rearing and attacking handlers; but, to say that a horse is simply standing on two legs instead of four and so no big deal is irresponsible coming from a "horse training Guru"
@@ronstefanelli may you be happy Ron.
@@WarwickSchiller I am happy, Warwick, thank you, and the horse is also. I get upset when professionals, like yourself, don't do enough to caution people about how dangerous a horse can be. If we all had the knowledge, experience, timing and feel that you have, I guess we wouldn't need to watch your videos. I think a large number of people that own horses come to you, and other trainers/ teachers, expecting to get a warning about rearing horses, what to do to avoid getting hurt, what outward signs a horse exhibits when it rears, aggression, fear ,intimidation etc. How to stop a horse from rearing and common causes of rearing. Granted a large number of horse owners have no business owning a horse. I think more people in your profession should talk more about staying safe around horses and not just talk, actual physical examples on video.If you read through the comments I think you'll see that a large number of people are interested in this subject.
@@ronstefanelli if you feel my videos are not covering enough information, you are more than welcome to start your own youtube channel and spend your day filming your interactions with horses, all for free of course.
What about when they spin around, face you and then rear? There's a horse at my barn that does this frequently it's quite scary.
Smack on the tummy or chest with a lead rein, step out the way and drive them back, or in a circle.
Hey Warwick, I don't fully agree with a rear meaning they don't want to move, as I've dealt with a mare that actually would rear AND back up... so technically she would move, just not where I wanted her to... I understand about not needing to be afraid of the rear, which I learnt from experience, but not all horses rear with their back legs planted because they don't want to move 'at all'
Rearing has nothing to do with coming from an abused home breeding or any other excuse, it's a reaction to the moment, weather a motorbike going by , dogs or just youth, then we as people and we take a half step back and we just told the horse that is the correct behavior, dont hug horses dont let them in your space be a good leader give direction dont freeze up and let them take it away from you, its everyday handling , once you put your brave on its gets easier everyday and you become believable to your horse, my filly reared yesterday because she didnt want to walk that's it , then gave me both back barrels , maybe spring time testing to see if I'm believable. I did wack her right between the ears with the end of the lead rope while she was up in the air, got in her face , and believe me we walked another mile on foot , head down politely and she believes I'm a good leader, trust yourself, just a halter and lead rope , will she try it again? maybe , but I'm ready ,
Horses rear buck bolt bite kick, it's a horse.
Man I am scared of horses who are just standing there, I have a fear of them had it since I was a child.
Why ? They won't or don't want a hurt you
@@taktakmeme2959 sorry my partner who grown up with horse's said they are big and can be dangerous I have every right to be scared, he saved a boy's life as he was kicked in the head by a horse.
Even his pop died riding a horse he hit his head on a poll as he didn't duck enough for it, his brain came out. They are a big beast
Yes I no they can be dangerous 👍👌 , but a horse won't hurt your for no reason ,sorry to here of your sad news , but your or those horses must of had or been in a dangerous situation for this to happen again sorry for your lose as I tell many people it doesn't matter how long you have had horses a horse is a horse I used to excerise tb race horses and I no excaly how they can be
His pop raced horses.
I don't understand getting upset by a horse rearing. When my horse is feeling fresh he rears, prances, snorts and bounces. Once we get to work he's eager and forward. I don't see this as a problem. He is simply a lively energetic little guy with amazing athletic ability. He's also a showoff, especially if there's a mare he hopes to impress.
I think it's more about us newbies, leading a 17 hand high strung OTT TB. When they rear up the first or second time, it's damn intimidating. Easy to say, "just stay calm", but when the heart starts thumping, it can be a tall order. Happened to me recently, and I probably did the completely wrong thing. My voice went high as I yelled (in surprise and shock) and held tightly onto the lead. He clipped my forearm on the way down (no damage, luckily). He settled quickly after that, but it took me a while to find my calm centre again. The challenge is psychological, as well as physical. The next time we went out together to hand graze, I had to work hard to find that calm centre well before picking up the lead. Lesson learned.
Why haven’t you provided a solution? All you’ve done is waffle on about other people’s reactions. This is problem solving.
Warwick get to the point too long winded! What is the correction for rearing?😨
There no need to correct it
To be honest I would rather have a rearer than a bucker , if your horse does both I feel for you 😂🤷