JenniLynn wrote:
It is just on that one side. And his ears are flat, head down, backing up. He's double barreled me once and twice kicked out with one foot. Not hit me though (wanted to clarify that)

1, use a lunge line, EVERY time.  If you yank the horse's head in towards you, you're forcing the butt away from you.  Use that double knot rope halter that I see pictured, those can be harsh but in this situation the horse needs to learn respect NOW.

2, hold a bucket while lunging.  An empty one.  The second those ears go back and the butt begins to face you, THROW THE BUCKET AS HARD AS YOU CAN at the horse's butt, and holler at them like you're gonna kill them.  It surprises the hell out of them, makes a good bit of racket, but doesn't actually harm them.

3, send the horse forward, work work work.  If the horse is going forward they can't double barrel you at the same time.

It's a John Lyons idea (not the bucket, though).  If the horse does something that bad, you make the horse think it is going to die for about 5 seconds.  Then continue on like nothing happened.  Rinse, repeat.

If you're truly afraid to fix this, or even just real apprehensive, I agree with the folks saying just get a trainer.  It'll be easier for a trainer to nip this in the bud now, rather than you TRY to fix it and FAIL, then the horse thinks it can get away with it, and it becomes a much bigger problem.

EDIT; Easier to hit a horse with a bucket than with the lash of the whip, too, for us aiming-impaired.


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