Riding Problems

Learn how to deal with a horse that is strong and retrain for greater obedience. Learn why horses are strong and pull or are inclined to bolt or runaway. Find help to control your strong horse without resorting to severe bits.

Does your horse or pony toss its head while you ride? Find out why your horse bobs, shakes, throws or tosses its head while you ride and how you can prevent it.

Learn why your horse bucks when you ride it and how you can prevent your horse from bucking. Find possible answers to why your horse bucks when under saddle.

A reader asks what to do when her horse tries to pull the reins out of her hands. Called 'rooting' here is what you do when your horse misbehaves by dropping its head suddenly.

Here is a description of rearing, why horses rear and what to do if your horse rears while you are riding or handling your horse. Learn what a beginner rider can do about rearing.

Horses can stumble when they walk, trot or canter for many reasons. Here are things to consider if your horse is consistently stumbling and you don't know why.

Readers question about training and behavior. Why does my horse chew on the bit shanks and how can I stop it? Learn why horses chew on their bits and what you could do to prevent the habit.

Learn to do an emergency stop if your horse bolts or runs away. Here's how to stop when you feel your horse getting out of control or your horse runs away.

What do you do when your horse behaves badly when you ride it alone out on the trail or alone in the arena. Forum members offer suggestions on how to teach your horse to be less anxious when ridden by itself.

About Horses Readers' Tips for horse that rears. What do you suggest to cope with a horse that rears.

Readers question about training and behavior. Why does my horse chew on the bit shanks and how can I stop it? Learn why horses chew on their bits and what you could do to prevent the habit.