-when i ride my horse she doesnt listen facing away from barn ,, i can get on her at the far side of the arena and she starts walking towards the gate , if i stop her and turn her around she wont move forward i could kick her all day but she wont move then when i turn her back around she walks toward the gate sometimes takes off galloping towards the gate ... could someone please tell me how to stop her from doing this and how to get her to walk in the arena away from the gatethis is a battle of wills. be prepared to be there ALL DAY - seriously put some food in your pocket for this one.
ride her out as normal, take a whip with you (I don't usually condone whips but in this case you may need it)
when she runs for the gate, stop her and turn her around, when she refuses to walk on ask twice with your leg sand voice, the third time back it up with the whip - JUST ONE TAP BEHIND YOUR LEG..don't batter the poor animal.
she won't like it but keep persistent, if she won't move then use the whip again (do it hard enough and she will - again just once, use your voice and legs too) the next time she does it do the same thing again, you will be out there doing this until she learns that running to the gate won't get her in any faster. this could be an hour it could be all day. always ride directly to the spot she turned around from and then make her stand for 5 mins before moving on.
you will have to do this every single time she does it - even during lessons etc. if you back down once she has won and will keep trying it on.I agree with ER. only I would say over and under her so hard there would still be marks there tomorrow. Horses get so they will just ignore those mindless little taps.
Never ride her to the gate, never ride her through the gate. If she takes you to the gate, cowboy up and whip her hinder hard and just keep circling her at the gate till she is tired them ride her to the far end, let her rest there, then make a couple walk circles and then get off and lead her to the other end and out. Always stop in different parts of the arena. If she keeps leaking sideways with you get a good pair of spurs and let her run into them.
She's barn sour and has fooled someone before.
Get long reins and when she goes to turn back, over and under her to get her to pay attention. Not hard, you don't want to hurt her or make her mad, but just enough so she realizes you are in control.
Also try riding her really hard in the arena, that way when you try to go away from the barn she will feel it's a breeze compared to the workout at home! :)
Ps, don't listen to Horse Luver who says to pull on her face...that will do nothing but make her hard-mouthed.
i just got a horse and i couldn't make her walk and all i did was turn her head until she started walking. just keep turning her head until she takes a step and once she takes a step than give her some slack. now i've only been riding for 3 days and she walks when i tell her too.
also for her only going towards the barn start putting the saddle on and off in different spots so she won't know where to go in order to stop. you could also feed her in different spots. after a while she shouldn't go towards the barn because the barn won't be the place that she gets fed or gets to stop being ridden
Like everyone else said, your horse is barn sour. The barn is the resting area and the arena or trails, or wherever else you are trying to go is where all the hard work is.
If you were just chiling in your air conditioned house, eating some food, and talking with your friends and someone said "okay, let's go out and run 2 miles." If you didn't respect them, they would probably put up a fight too. Which is what your horse is doing to you.
So you have to play a sort of "mind game" with your horse. Take her just outside the barn and ride HARD. Make her work, do lots of circles, change direction, move her feet constantly for at least 10 minutes at first. Then after she's tired, sweaty, and breathing heavy walk her to the arena or wherever you ride regularly and let her stand to rest. Once she cools back down try walking her around in that area. If she persists one bit, let her go back to the barn... but make her have a bad experience there by working her hard and moving those feet. Then resting where you normally ride at is going to show her that "it's not so bad being out there, but it's horrible, hard work when I go to barn".
Even after your horse starts respecting you and leaving the barn upon request, there may be days where you have to refresh this concept in her mind.
This horse is indeed barn sour. She has learned that the barn means she gets to rest and eat and hang out with her buddies and going away from the barn means she has to work.
My horse is barn sour as well but the difference is that he respects me enough that he will still listen to my aids and do as I ask of him. However, he will walk slowly when going away from the stable and picks up his pace, even attempting to trot, when we head back. Even this mild behavior is unacceptable but he respects me as his alpha so he will still follow my cues.
When an unfamiliar person rides him he ignores their aids and wheels around when asked to move away from the stable because they have not proven their superiority over him. However, as he's worked with this behavior will eventually go away, even when unfamiliar people ride him.
What I'm trying to say is that before breaking your horse of her barn sourness you need to first earn her respect. Round penning and other groundwork is a great way to do this. You can even work on leading cues in her stall to not only earn her respect but also teach her that just because she's in her stall doesn't mean that she doesn't have to work.
Once you've earned her respect, start leading her further and further away from her barn, then giving her treats and attention. Once you can ride her safely away from the barn, start giving her treats in the arena and out on the trail. See if you can find other horses when you go out riding away from home that your horse can visit with. This tends to make horse very happy to out on trail rides.
My horse tends to be worse on the trail than he is on the stable property. I will often take him out on a trail ride first and then work him in the arena. This way he won't think that he gets to have the saddle off the instant we finish with the trail ride.
I will even let my horse walk excitedly over to his stall, and then walk right past it. Or when we're out on a trail ride we will walk towards home and then walk right past the gate into the stable and continue down the road. This will eventually teach him that just because we're heading towards home/his stall doesn't mean he'll actually get to go in and he won't be so eager to head in that direction.
ok here is my answer you can kick her pull the reigns up then forcefully pull it down and say "YAH!!" or slap her butt or she might have something wrong with her if u cant get her to move then take her to the vet good luck
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