How do you catch a horse that runs away from you in the paddock and when you go near it it bucks?

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There are two ways you can do this. Throw a blanket over the horse's head. Sight, sound and smell alarms the horse. The best method is not to go near the horse and give it a chance to settle down. Put on soft music on the radio (works like a charm.) After the horse calms down feed it a sugar cube, carrot, apple and stroke the horses nose. Let the horse get your scent. When you feel the horse is calm enough then slowly open the paddock door. DON'T APPROACH THE HORSE! Stand there and talk quietly to the horse and let it come to you. Keep stroking his nose, then down the side of his neck and eventually down his side. Horses aren't as stupid as some people think they are. Have patience!

ALSO- Teach the horse in a smaller paddock or round pen to face you when you enter: when they turn their butt toward you to kick or buck, crack a lounge whip or swing a rope at their hip area out of kicking range so you're safe, they usually turn around or move away. You have to teach them ground manners. Make them feel uneasy about facing their butt at you. Your tone of voice works on a horse too, just like people. a few times doing this usually turns them to face you, then, while they are facing you, slowly lower your whip, -hold it behind your back- and PRAISE them with an encouraging voice and rub their forehead or area they like AHEAD of their shoulder. Treats work great too, but some horses learn to bite if you don't always have them with you. If they turn around again, crack the whip (dont hit them unless you were swung at with a flying hoof) Remember, horses have about 2-3 second window to reward or punish the action. Even the shyest horse can be taught to come to you. You must be in charge for your own safety!

My horse used to do this to me. I would get a bucket of grain and shake it and usually they will come trotting to you. When the come, just give them a bite of grain so they don't get sick and you reward them for coming to you. Sometimes just hold out an apple or carrot and they come. If there is more than one horse in the pasture, when they come trotting to you just gently smack them with a leadrope or whip and they will go away. Eventually the horse will just trot up to you without a treat.

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