Comments on: Getting Control of a Hot Hunter

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:00:45 +0000

Thank you for the article. I forwarded it to a friend whose trainer complains that her horse is chargey to the fences. The trainer’s way of controlling the horse is to maintain a death grip on its face. I tried to explain to my friend that the trainer is totally failing to fix the problem. The she needs to teach the horse NOT to charge in the first place. Hopefully, my friend reads this and learns from it.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:12:52 +0000

Great advice. And make sure the rider isn’t getting excited when approaching the jump too. That will brush off on the horse.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:03:44 +0000

I have a pretty headstrong, excitable, and fast hunter too… my trainer used to make us halt three strides before the fence and then 5 strides after. And yes, that will probably get ugly the first few times if she’s used to running through your hands. I have also found it useful – if used SPARINGLY – to use a kimberwick bit… but my pony also could throw quite a fit and keeping her head up was half the battle of retraining her to not run off. 🙂 Good luck! It all works out – she’s also the bravest horse I’ve ever ridden and was worth every second.

By: PKL

PKL — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:29:58 +0000

Wow, that would be scary, but good advise.