Advice?

[sashachoi]

Hey guys

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[sweet_panda]

When I took care of a horse who had this problem, we had several long "discussions" involving me holding him on a very short lead and keeping his attention in the most dominating manner I could. Sometimes this involved tugs on the lead, sometimes it involved light swats with the end of the lead rope. I had to teach him that he was being put out because *I* wanted him to be, not because he had the right. It was *my* idea. And he wasn't going to be set free until he satisfied *my* requirements, which was standing calmly and not fidgeting for a full minute, even while I toyed with his halter. Some days he made it the full minute, other days it was more like thirty seconds because it was windy and he was fidget-y.

The important part was that I played the role of herd leader, by restricting his movement, and making sure he did as I wished before he was rewarded.

That's how I fixed it, anyways. :) Good luck!

[imonlyindreems]

my gelding would stand perfectly still until i unbuckle the halter and would then BOLT off. i used a war-bridle, but you could probably use a thin rope halter and put it on UNDER his halter so that you still have something connected to him and can catch him with something stronger then his halter. the other thing i did was unclip the halter at the throatlatch and then slip off the halter over his head which meant at least when he bolted he didn't rip my arms out, and i still had more conrol over him when I wanted to

[shespoke_justso]

Verdugo used to do the same thing. What I did was turn him in to face the gate, then back him up a few steps (maybe 2) ask him to stand quietly for a few seconds reward with a treat. Then I would show him the other treat I had and undo his halter. As long as he saw the other treat, he would wait. I only had to do this a few times with him before he broke the habit, but the key is to make the right choice easy for them and the wrong one hard. Dugo likes treats, I like a polite horse, it worked out pretty well for us. Hope that helps!
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[stolen_valkyrie]

I did the same thing with my mare. One thing I found useful is to make sure there is a routine established. When I turn her toward the gate now, she knows she has to stand there.

Except now she's in a new pasture where the other mares bite her on the butt when I'm trying to get her/put her back... yay near death experiences... >

[coneycat]

I've had two different horses do this to me, a yearling colt and an old broodmare (when I was a stable hand, years ago.) In both cases they would often respond well to reminders to stop, back up, lead nicely... and then as soon as I opened the gate they'd bolt. I got dragged by one and got all the skin torn off my palms by the other. So there was that crucial moment I needed to get control of

[sm923]

That is very similar to what I do. Chain over the nose and good yank to get their attention. Then I'd walk them around the round pen once with them behaving perfectly. Once they accomplish that(it may take a few rounds) then unhook them.

[blauereiterin]

chain over the nose and a lead rope under the chin. carry a handful of peppermints in the wrappers that make the crackly sound. give her a peppermind when you set out, so she hears the noise and associates it w/the treat. when you get out there, crackle the peppermint as you unclip the chain over her nose. if she bolts, she'll hit therope uner the chin. crackle the peppermint some more and unwrap it. feed it to her as you're undoing the rope under her chin. do this every time you turn her out. i've done this to fix every horse i've known who's had this prob, including stallions.