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| Hi! I own a 3 yr. old gelding..................He's a very sweet boy except when i go to lunge him. When i point the lunge whip towards his hips to make him go, he swings around to face me with his ears back....He used to lunge great until one day he started this new habit.....Hope you guys can give me some tips to help him lunge good again. thanks 
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Get the vet out to make sure he's not in pain.
Other than that, as long as he's not physically trying to move towards you aggressively, I'd ignore it. Maybe growl at him 'QUIIIIT' but I personally wouldn't do anything if he's still listening to your cues and isn't making an advance towards you.
I'd compare it to a horse that makes 'dragon faces' while you're cinching, but doesn't try to do anything about it. Just ignore it. More than likely he'll learn that he's not getting anywhere with the bad attitude and will knock it off on his own.
Perhaps try to liven up your lunging by picking some challenging terrain or just a change of scenery... maybe he's bored.
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you are putting "pressure" on his hip he is probably just moving away from it. i dont mean physical pressure, he perceives something is there and is just moving away from it. you dont point the lunge whip at the horse, you bring it behind them to encourage forward movement. you also should make sure you are not infront of the girthline when you ask the horse to move forward, or stepping away from him. Some horses move towards you when you step away from them, because you are releasing your "pressure" on them. the goal is to drive them from behind, not from their side, unless you are doing a lateral movement, which lunging isnt.
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My horse does the same thing. He is 6. I dont know what to do with him. Its weird because i can free lunge him in a huge arena and he'll be fine. but put the clip on and he will occasionally do that.
Its weird because a couple days he wont do it. Like yesterday. But others he will.
Im interested to hear what people say. I have a post going to from a while ago. I'll tell you if people say anything.
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| If he's turning at you with pinned ears he's showing aggression. Punish an aggressive move by a submissive move. So for example, walk to him and back him up a few steps. Start again, if he comes in a again back him up for more steps than you did previously. Continue until he moves as he's supposed to. If he tries to put pressure on you, put more pressure on him. We can't win a strength game with a horse, but we can win the head game every time.
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| I agree with SportySpice. When we first got Sierra, she was so defensive, especially when working. She would pin her ears back and show her teeth and even coming charging at me. I just went after her when she did this. I got her backing up and disengaging her hindquarters. If she took the tiniest step in my direction without being asked she would be backed up across the arena. It took her forever to stop pinning her ears back at everything, but now she doesn't so much. With her, it's not usually a sign of aggression-- a lot times it's her submission.
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