My horse loves to either swerve sideways or completely stop walk over it It's a six incher then continue trotting How do you keep your horse from ducking out at fences?
He may be in pain. Have him and his tack checked. Also, make
sure you are confident about jumping. If you are hesitant to go
over your horse will most likely pick up on that, and be
unconfident also. You should also make sure you aren't jerking on
his mouth. Make sure you give him plenty of slack when you go over.
Also, make sure you are balanced and well seated. If you are off
balance, so will be your horse, which will make him unalbe to go
over the fence, making him refuse it. If this doesn't fix it, the
horse may be scared of the jump. Go back to pole work for a while
and see if that helps. Also, some horses need more than a trot to
get over a jump. My horse was like that. Try cantering him
over.