Horses panic when tied because they are prey animals, that is, escape animals. When they feel the restraint of the rope they feel trapped, pull back, go crazy, break the rope and flip backwards or run away because they have not been properly broke to tie. Again, lack of training. Sometimes they have developed a habit of doing this and it is hard to break them of it. There is a kind of tie ring you can buy from online tack places that when the horse pulls back, it lets out some rope so the horse does not feel trapped, panic and flip out. They work really well.

I'll bet you are worried, tense and nervous around the horse. This sounds like a scared untrained poorly socialized to people kind of animal. He needs a competant, confidant trainer. He may also be picking up on your nervous feelings.

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