How to Train a Horse Not to Rear

Train a horse not to rear by pushing the horse forward or using the back of the crop to whack the horse on the back of the head as it rears up. Consult a professional trainer if you are not comfortable training the horse not to rear, and consider advice from an equestrian team head coach in this video on horse training.

If your horses develop a rearing problem, this is a severe problem that needs to be dealt with immediately. If you're not an experienced rider, and you don't feel comfortable dealing with this issue, I would suggest finding a trainer right away that can help you before the problem gets more severe. Rearing is one of the most dangerous, if not the most dangerous thing your horse can do, because if they get up high enough, sometimes they can end up falling all the way back, and there's a chance that they'll land on you, as well as a chance of injuring themselves. So, if your horse starts to have a rearing problem, first, you want to think about pushing it forward. They can't rear if they're forward. Usually if they rear, they have to be walking or stuck somehow. So the first thing to do is push it on. If the rearing problem continues, and they get to the point where they're rearing more often, and the pushing them forward isn't enough, you might consider using the back end of your crop and whapping them on the top of the head as they come up so that they start to figure out that that's not a good idea. You'll probably surprise them, but it might keep them from hopping up next time.