How To Get A Horse To Stop Rearing

Is your horse rearing?

Do you want to know how to stop your horse from rearing? Not only is rearing a bad habit, it’s down right dangerous! Let us help you rid your horse of this terrible behavior. Don’t wait another day to help your horse through this scary reaction.

Seeing a horse rearing is a picture of beauty, strength, and grace. It is sometimes through this action that you will appreciate the wonderful beauty of the beast.

It may be beautiful to watch but it is not desirable. It is even dangerous. Some expert owners teach their horses on command which is quite fun and spectacular but this is not recommended for amateur owners as it can harm both rider and animal.

Some horses rear instinctively, particularly when they are spooked or afraid. The most likely cause of a rearing horse is insecurity and fear. You have to determine the cause of this behavior and adjust accordingly.

Horse rearing may be due to these reasons:

-   Some discomfort to serious pain
-   Fear and apprehension over something he sees
-   Displeasure, disrespect, and rebellion against the rider or owner

Having established the possible reasons for your horses unacceptable rearing behavior, there are various approaches to remedy this. First of all, the best solution is treating the behavior from the root cause. However, we will not dwell on that because that topic really is very extensive.

The tips given here are based on the assumption that the behavior is not explicitly caused by those described above.

(You cannot stop the horse from rearing if he is really afraid of something unless you get rid of that certain something)

Stopping the Horse Rearing while Riding

Before anything else, you should be prepared how to handle a horse that is rearing when you are riding. Just be calm and maintain proper balance. Do not lean back and grab onto the reins for dear life. It will only give you false hope and you may even pull the horse backwards. There is a chance of flipping the animal over and landing on top of you! Ouch! That is something you don’t want to get yourself into.

Immediately when your horse rears, lean forward and entirely loosen the reins. Never pull on the reins; try to give the horse its head. The horse will be battling for balance and you should stay calm and collected. Shift your weight forward up the horse’s neck, and only sit up again as the horse is coming down. When four hooves are back on the ground, apply direct pressure.

This is a considerably dangerous practice even for experienced riders. There is a huge difference between rearing as a trick and rearing when afraid. You must be able to know how to dismount when the horse is rearing dangerously. You need to quickly slide off the horse and back away the instant your feet are on the ground. You wouldn’t want to get stomped by the animal.

To try to prevent the horse from rearing you can disengage the hindquarters. It’s very simple really; this just means that you pull the head to one side and push the hindquarters out to the other side. This means that the horse’s weight will be on its forequarters and so it can’t push its weight backwards in order to go up.