Standing still and pawing the ground?

If you want to tie him for an hour, you can't be there every minute.

He doesn't want to be tied. Because of the lack of being able to get anywhere, he paws to get somewhere. A "hole" is an achievement. Put a rubber mat down and let him be! He can't get anywhere now. I've done this many, many times. They get bored of doing that forever without results so they'll stop. It won't be an overnight thing though-- it will take some time.

1 thing a horse hates more than anything is being off balance. That's why they don't like to pick up feet, flex, ect.-- they're off balance. When you're brushing him and he does that, take both hands (one on the shoulder and one on the rib cage, roughly) and push as hard and far as you can. Get him off balance!

When you're riding, work him to where he's tired (to hopefully make him not want to paw) and if he paws then bend his head on the opposite side that he's pawing and kick him hard on that same side. They stop pretty quick.

Hope this helps! =)

-Fresh--Paint-

Pawing is a hard habit to break.

I would say, keep him tied for a while- and stand next to him. Every time he paws, push him off balance, or give him a little slap on the shoulder until he stops.

Keep making him stop and stand every time he paws. If you keep up with this, he will eventually get the picture that pawing = negative reaction.

It might take a while, and will take a lot of patience with you.

The trick is- NEVER let him paw. If you are riding him and he paws, move him forward or backwards until he stops. If you let him paw even a few times, it will confuse his education- and he'll think he can get away with it.

Good luck, I have a horse that paw's too and I'm still trying to break the habit!

My horse was taught to paw before I got him. It was one of his tricks, and I knew it was bad news. He wouldn't stand still for more than a couple of minutes without pawing like mad. Eventually, I found that he responded very well when I smacked my hands together and said no very firmly. He doesn't do it much anymore, and when he does, I instantly correct him. It didn't take long for him to figure it out.

iv got arabs myself, they are highly active and sensative animals as well as impatient.

you need to get him into a ruten first of all.

after excersize i would never tie them up if you have a stall or stable put him in there for 10 of so minuets after exersising any just leave him be for a while give him a net and some water providing that hes not to swetty. he will be pawing the ground after exersize because he eather wants a drink or a wee or a poo,

Most horses donot like to urinate on hard ground as they dont like it splashing up on there legs.

Give him time to come around the same when you bring them in from the feild.

You need to prepare them mentaly befor each task as arabs are so inteligent he may be winding him self up to whats coming next doing this gives him time to prepare and relax so when your ready he is not wound up.

Ground work.

when your riding prefabuly in a menage or padock. work on your transitions walk to trot trot to walk walk to holt and trot to holt arabs love this and it will get him excited but will encurage him to start listening to you more. When your at holt sit very still keeping your contact and only hold the halt for short spaces of time so he dosnt get bord. Then over time build the lenght of time up.

Try free lunging he will love that it brings an elament of fun into it and he will bond with you a lot more.

It dose sound to me like your horse is trying to tell you he is sick to death of being stood still.

Try this for your self atach a lead rop to your self and then tie your self up for 20 - 30 mins with mo mobile and see how quick you get bord.

Me personaly i would stop tying him up for such a long lenth of time and you will see quite drematacly how his attitued changes when your working him or tring to brush him

Tell him to stop or no and smack him i the shoulder of the leg he is pawing with. You have to correct him or he won't stop. When he does stop give him praise. If he starts again he gets smacked again. It has to be praise for good and correction for bad. Not one or the other, aways both. That way they can figure out what is right and what is wrong.

It is boredom and frustration about not being able to go anywhere. Groom them in a stall with a hay net then they will stand still and you can get on with your grooming etc.