idk. It seems like something that horse learned to do by doing it once and getting away with it. It sure seems like he's waiting for her to sit down or get close to sitting down and timing his jump/buck for it. He's thinking about it.
Frankly, if I had a horse that tried that degree of shenanigans just once with me he'd be having a conversation with whatever whip/crop was in the vacinity. Seriously. They can't get away with that shit.
He might be just trying to get away with it, but I don't think so. I've never encountered a horse that would do that just because he can. I personally think something's wrong whether he's cold-backed or doesn't like being mounted without a block, or maybe he's extra hyped up because of the event. OR it might even be because of the guy yanking on his mouth. That made me cringe.
I don't think it's a situation worth beating the horse with a stick. :( I can see that making a horse more worried about somebody getting on. And it's noteasy to determine the route of a problem like this, so you could be beating your horse for being sore. Not really the best idea...
Oh I agree, we don't know what exactly is going on here with this specific horse. I'm just saying with one of my own horses who I know aren't sore, don't care about mounting blocks, and aren't wound up.
Horses will flip themselves over time and time again once they realize they can do it and not get hurt. They'll do it in the middle of dressage tests (there's a video out of there of one in particular that I'm thinking of) or whenever they feel like clocking out of work. It's like horses that know they can spook once and the rider will get off.
I will admit, given how the horse is being handled it is very possible he's either hyped up or legitimately frightened. If this were at home, in a quiet arena, I would be led to think otherwise.
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Frankly, if I had a horse that tried that degree of shenanigans just once with me he'd be having a conversation with whatever whip/crop was in the vacinity. Seriously. They can't get away with that shit.
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I don't think it's a situation worth beating the horse with a stick. :( I can see that making a horse more worried about somebody getting on. And it's noteasy to determine the route of a problem like this, so you could be beating your horse for being sore. Not really the best idea...
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Horses will flip themselves over time and time again once they realize they can do it and not get hurt. They'll do it in the middle of dressage tests (there's a video out of there of one in particular that I'm thinking of) or whenever they feel like clocking out of work. It's like horses that know they can spook once and the rider will get off.
I will admit, given how the horse is being handled it is very possible he's either hyped up or legitimately frightened. If this were at home, in a quiet arena, I would be led to think otherwise.
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