when parelli says "if you back a horse into a corner he will start showing you what he has in his defense tool kit". My Fox has been a rearer, but we got over it. He cannot tolerate a hard bit, or any rough treatment of the mouth. Then fri with the farrier, he was last in line and was a little aggravated you could tell. he was acting antsy and pawing. it was by then feeding time. and everyone else had been put up but him. when the farrier was done with three of his feet, on the last one, Fox reared. Now I am worried he still has that rearing in him and rearing is just not something I can handle at all. its a bad feeling. but then two days later, yesterday, my husband took him out and he seemed ouchy, especially on the foot where he hadnt wanted to be done. So does he have a soreness issue? It is not so abnormal to be ouchy after a trim, his feet were terrible this time, and we are watching him and may have the farrier back out. but i had stopped thinking of him as a "rearer" in present tense and now I feel sorta glum about it, thinking that is still an option in his tool kit. any suggestions for a rearer? He is very sensitive and won't tolerate any harsh treatment. he would freak out if you even THOUGHT of smacking him or even yelling or anything. In fact I think that was part of his problem. He was also very very head shy when we got him but is over that now for the most part. he is an awesome horse. One of the smoothest and finest naturally gaited horses you could ever find. and he has a heart as big as the sky. if a baby chick starts peeping loud he runs galloping to see why its crying, all upset, and when nasi got out the fence one day because of the meter reader he threw himself into the side of the house to get my attention and none of the other horses cared. in fact they seemed glad to be rid of the little prankster... janice
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