Horse tries flipping over....What to do?

If you will stand at her shoulder and take a lead rope, loop it so her hoof is resting in it, pick it up, put it down , do this a bunch of times with all legs and see how she acts. Being at her shoulder and doing it with a rope, instead of leaning over and picking her feet up is for your safety. If she acts like she might go over, then you have time to get out of the way. If she does try to go over, the worst thing you can do is pull against her lead rope, thats giving her the power she needs. She might flip herself over but she will only do it a time or two, horses do not like to be on their back. When she starts rearing up, walk into her, give her all the lead rope she needs to go on over. I know that might sound harsh but i promise you from years of experience that she wont like the result of flipping herself over. As far as your farrier goes, horses have a very good judge of character and if shes never acted like this before, then you might want to listen to her. There was something about him that she didnt like. I dont know how much about horse training you know, but a horse can sense if you are scared. You have to always stand strong and be confident or just like a small child, they will run over you. Horses tell you whats wrong with them you just have to learn to speak their language. As long as shes in the dirt and not on the pavement, next time she tries to go over, walk (with lots of confidence like you are the boss) straight into her, it make take a couple of times but she will get the hint that its not going to upset anyone and shes only hurting herself. If theres anything else i can help you with feel free to ask.

My suggestion is to try a different farrier. Get one who specializes in difficult horses and has loads of confidence and patience. I bought a mare last year and when I tried to get my farrier at the time to do her feet she lost it and we had to sedate her to get her done. Horrible experience. I then looked until I found an easy going guy who specializes in horses with issues and she did fine with him...a little nervy at first but settled right in. It all boiled down to personality issues. She just couldn't stand the first guy but loves the second. Good luck.

im sorry, but shame on you for letting her get away with that. not only does she know she can get away with it now, but she also has skipped a farrier check. now she is prone to have her feet get even worse. my suggestion is crosstie her. either to low cross ties, or tie he to stall doors. if you cannot crosstie her, then practice for the farrier before they come back. have the lead in your hands, and have a friend try to pick up her feet, if she even starts to lift up her head, yank on the lead (this is of coarse without any chains) try this with a normal halter, keep doing this over and over, with all 4 feet. if she does get out of your control, start over with a lower chain, and if it still gets out of your control, then go with the upper chain as well as the lower chain. if then she still falls back, you have a problem, your horse needs to learn that is not okay. you say she has no medical conditions, so i am going by that. good luck with your mare :)

You can dope her...

But in my opinion, any horse that flips over once for any reason will do it again... They are not to be trusted and need a bullet to the head..

Your only asking to get injured or killed with a horse like this...

If she would have struck your farrier in her rearing, you would have been liable for his injuries...

There is to much risk involved in having a horse like that

are you sure its not wobbles?

I had a wobbler, he would flip, trip, or just go down unexpectedly.

The condition can be very mild to very sever.