How do you get a bridal on a horse if it fights you and yanks her head back as hard as it can?

Answer 1

Answer 1:

First of all, work on rubbing all kinds of things on her face. Your hands, a rope, a plastic bag, etc. Make sure she is not in any way head shy. Then, get her teeth checked to make sure the bit isn't hurting her (that is most likely the reason she refuses the bridle) also, make sure you are really gentle with your hands. It's really easy to inflict pain with a bit if you ever do much more than pull on the rein with more than a couple ounces of pressure. Once you are certain your horse is not in any way headshy and the bit will not ever hurt her again, you can begin training her to accept the bridle by getting the bridle, and holding it as if you were about to put it on right near her face. When she raises her head, follow her head (If you are short, you may want to ask a taller person to do this for you) When she lowers her head or moves towards the bridle, even just half a centimeter, take the bridle away. Wait for her to lick and chew (with some horses it takes a while- have patience. They will eventually) Then repeat. It may take a few minutes, it may take a few days, but eventually your horse will stop raising her head when you hold it up to her face. Then you can move on to doing the same thing, only this time you will begin trying to get the bit in their mouth. Start with just getting the bit to touch her lips. If she doesn't raise her head, take it away. If she does raise her head, keep making the bit touch her lips until she lowers her head. Wait for her to lick and chew. Then do the same thing until she stops moving her head. Gradually work towards getting the bit in her mouth. Once you do get the bridle on take it off, and let that be the lesson. Don't ride or anything else. It's good to do this regularly. One day when you don't have much time or something every so often just come, put the bridle on and don't ride. Either take it off and turn her out, or groom he rof something pleasant. and like I said, this can take days, maybe even weeks. Do NOT rush it, you will only set yourself back several steps.

Answer 2:

Easy way, i think you should first give it a treat like molasses or a sugar cube to keep it busy and then quickley slip the bridle over your horses head. The hard way if you have a strong wooden fence then tie the lead rope around it so your horse cant lift or lower its head, make sure you use a safe slip knot incase it panics. If all else fails then get someone to help you or teach the horse a lesson by giving it a light smack on the nose with the end of the lead rope.Dont worry everyone has thet problem once in a while :)

*please note, bribing her with food and then suddenly putting a bridle on will make her even more head shy, as will hitting her in the face with a rope. and if you tie your horse up to bridle her, you will be in trouble if she ever pulls back hard enough to break it (and a horse, when scared, has some tremendous stregnth, and it sounds like your horse is scared of the bridle), or if you are ever at a place where you cannot tie her up.