I believe your horse might have a rearing problem...

[idegafaa]

I saw this recently and thought it was a very good example of someone being a 'passenger' on a horse. I'd imagine this is one hell of a dominant mare and she's certainly been and is being allowed to rear to get where and what she wants, I tend to think theres certainly a lot of; "Oh no, I don't want to go over there, i'll just rear, get a release

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[midnightsecret]

The video isn't working for me.

[kateandjack]

me neither. it says the video is unavailable.

[234_am]

Nooo video :-\
my mare has a rearing problem and i'd sure like that fixed.

[wastedrock]

Horse needs a trainer that can defuse the rear, or stop it from happening. She also needs a rider than doesn't ask her to go forward, and then get left behind and yank on her mouth. She needs to respect boundaries, but this rider is NOT the one to install them.
she's not riding that badly, but that horse is too much of an athletic, hot mare. Probably needs a professional, or at least a professional to training ride it 3 times a week.

[maroonostrich]

Aaargh I was just screaming FORWARD FORWARD!! Horse has to stop to rear. Get it WORKING!! Trot or something! Stop pootling about!
Maybe there's a reason for it and the mare can't abide them or something but personally I'd want a whip in my hand riding that horse, as if she didn't MOVE off my leg I'd want to have the back up to hand!

[jaydrain]

I think she has spurs on. But then again trying to ride a rearer forward is like riding a cement block.

[jaydrain]

As the owner and rider of a chronic rearer I guess I'll put in my 2 cents

[monica1979]

Yes, because screaming and freaking out when a horse is nervous or throwing a tantrum is ALWAYS helpful *facepalm*

The horse I am leasing now used to be a rearer when he arrived at the barn. Spurs and whips only made him more prone to freak out, hell he'd have to to be ridden on a loose rein so he wouldn't get nervous. And when he didn't try to rear, he would bolt. Going up or taking off was his answer to anything that made him uncomfortable. He's settled down quite a bit, which is good, because I don't honestly know if I'm a competent enough rider to handle a rearer. So basically I'm trying to say that I agree with you when you say it's difficult to know why a horse rears without knowing the whole story. However, from watching the other videos I think this girl seems to be more interested in showing off than in working on this problem. And the sacking out video... well that just made m want to bitch slap her.

Btw, kudos to you for sticking with chronic rearer.

[idegafaa]

I'm a youtube stalker myself, I know a few of these 'big youtubers' pretty well, let's just say she's one of those 'famous horsey youtubers' for all the wrong reasons, her main (teenage girl super overdone edited videos channel) is SillyFreckles and from memory I believe she can't afford lessons, never finished school, drinks, smokes, doesn't have a job, never has had a lesson in her life, has been about to sell this horse TWICE for an apparent ridiculous amount (The person who told me said it was $25,000) and now can no longer afford the agistment, so in other words you get the feel that she has no idea what she's doing (riding and everything else.) I believe last year sometime she put down her horse and filmed it and put it on youtube. Then got this new horse and it became a serious rearer, apparently at the moment she's teaching it to rear on command so that it stops rearing by itself

[maenads_dance]

I have heard "teach your dog to bark on command so you can tell him to stop." I have never heard of teaching a horse to rear on command so that it'll stop!

[thehomicidehoe]

She seems capable of managing the situation, but not of fixing it. I haven't ridden a full-on rearer but I've ridden a few (Including my own) who like to go up/back instead of forward, which in the pre-course to rearing. Its instinct in me that if a horse starts sucking back/going up YOU KICK LIKE HELL. They can't go up if they're going forward! If they don't listen to your leg get a whip

[thehomicidehoe]

Just watched the 'jumping' portion of the first video. My thoughts:

1. The horse is probably rearing because of all the ugly shit she has on it.

2. She look terrified of using her aids, she won't balance the horse with her legs and won't touch her mouth. So, while yes its good that the horse is going forward, she's still pissing about doing what she wants and is completely off balance.

3. Why does she keep pulling the horse off a jump that its clearly willing to jump? WTF. No wonder the horse doesn't listen to you.

I think she's a fairly well balanced passenger but has no idea how to ride. Or how to ride a horse in any beneficial way. With some good education she should be fine. Whether she'll take that education or not is a different story ;)

[wastedrock]

Yeah I pretty much agree with all of this. A professional needs to deal worth the rearing first, then the kid can get back on a learn to RIDE instead of just sit there hoping things work out.

[sharpecostumes]

Oh gosh this... I was planning a rant but you dear just said it all. She's too soft of a rider (and apparently a little soft in the head). By the looks of a few of her video's, she's glamored up a couple shots of the horse being stubborn to look like it was on command. Take the reins to that mares arrogant rear or take the reins to the rider as from what I've seen, they both need it.